Biological signal measurement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12426838-B2
Application number	US-202318508482-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2023
Priority date	Nov 16, 2022
Publication date	Sep 30, 2025
Grant date	Sep 30, 2025

Abstract

Provided is a biological signal measurement device capable of suppressing an influence of noise derived from a body motion of a test subject on a biological signal measurement result. The biological signal measurement device includes a placement portion on which a test subject is placed, one or more measurement sensors configured to measure a biological signal regarding the test subject, and a sensor holder configured to hold the measurement sensors. The placement portion has a recess. At least a part of the measurement sensor is arranged inside of the recess of the placement portion. The sensor holder and the measurement sensors are arranged to be physically separated from the placement portion without coming into contact with the placement portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A biological signal measurement device comprising:
a placement portion on which a test subject is placed;
one or more measurement sensors configured to measure a biological signal regarding the test subject;
a sensor holder configured to hold the measurement sensors;
a hole cover; and
a measurement-sensor-specific recess provided on a side of the measurement sensor of the hole cover and at a position where the measurement sensor is arranged,
wherein each of the measurement-sensor-specific recess is provided for each of the measurement sensor,
wherein the placement portion has a recess,
wherein at least a tip portion of the measurement sensor is arranged inside of the recess of the placement portion such that the measurement sensor does not contact with the test subject,
wherein the sensor holder and the measurement sensors are arranged to be physically separated from the placement portion without coming into contact with the placement portion when the biological signal is measured,
wherein the recess of the placement portion is a through-hole,
wherein the hole cover is attached to the through-hole,
wherein the hole cover is arranged to be physically separated from the sensor holder and the measurement sensor without coming into contact with the sensor holder and the measurement sensor, and
wherein the hole cover is provided to cover the recess and also becomes a support portion to support the test subject while the test subject is placed on the placement portion.

2. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising an anti-vibration portion arranged between at least one of the placement portion and the sensor holder and a floor.

3. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising a sensor housing portion configured to house the measurement sensors,
wherein the sensor housing portion has a structure included in the sensor holder or a structure capable of being attached to the sensor holder separately from the sensor holder.

4. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 3 , wherein the sensor housing portion has a structure in which a plurality of measurement sensors are arranged in an array shape.

5. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the measurement sensor is a magnetic sensor, and
wherein the hole cover is made of a non-magnetic body.

6. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising a placement portion adjustment portion configured to adjust at least one of a position and an angle of a part of the placement portion.

7. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising a measurement sensor adjustment portion provided on the sensor holder and configured to directly or indirectly adjust at least one of a position and an angle of the measurement sensor.

8. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 , comprising:
one or more reference sensors configured to measure environmental noise; and
a reference sensor holder configured to hold the reference sensors,
wherein the reference sensor holder and the reference sensors are arranged to be physically separated from the placement portion without coming into contact with the placement portion.

9. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the measurement sensor is a magnetic sensor, and
wherein the placement portion includes a non-magnetic body.

10. The biological signal measurement device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the placement portion is a chair, and
wherein the recess is formed in a backrest portion of the chair.

Assignees

• Tdk Corp

Inventors

• Hotta yu
• Shibuya Tomohiko

Classifications

• A61B2562/046

  in a matrix array · CPC title

• A61B2560/0242

  adapted to measure environmental factors, e.g. temperature, pollution · CPC title

• A61B5/6891

  Furniture · CPC title

• A61B5/242

  Detecting biomagnetic fields, e.g. magnetic fields produced by bioelectric currents · CPC title

• A61B5/318

  Heart-related electrical modalities, e.g. electrocardiography [ECG] · CPC title