Pulse transit time measurement device and blood pressure measurement device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021169347-A1
Application number	US-202117178850-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 18, 2021
Priority date	Aug 23, 2018
Publication date	Jun 10, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

A pulse transit time measurement device according to an aspect includes: a belt unit; a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes provided on the belt unit; a third electrode provided on the belt unit; a first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a first electrocardiographic signal of a user using the plurality of first electrodes; a second electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a second electrocardiographic signal of the user with the second electrode and the third electrode; a feature amount parameter calculation unit that calculates a feature amount parameter related to a waveform feature point of the first electrocardiographic signal on the basis of a waveform feature point of the second electrocardiographic signal; a pulse wave signal acquisition unit that acquires a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of the user; and a pulse transit time calculation unit that detects a waveform feature point.

First claim

1 . A pulse transit time measurement device comprising:
a belt unit wound around a target measurement site of a user; a plurality of first electrodes provided on an inner circumferential surface of the belt unit; a second electrode provided on the inner circumferential surface of the belt unit; a third electrode provided on an outer circumferential surface of the belt unit; a first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a first electrocardiographic signal of the user using the plurality of first electrodes; a second electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit that acquires a second electrocardiographic signal of the user using the second electrode and the third electrode in a period; a feature amount parameter calculation unit that calculates a feature amount parameter related to a waveform feature point of the first electrocardiographic signal acquired in the period based on a waveform feature point of the second electrocardiographic signal; a pulse wave signal acquisition unit that includes a pulse wave sensor provided in the belt unit and acquires a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of the user using the pulse wave sensor; and a pulse transit time calculation unit that detects a waveform feature point of the first electrocardiographic signal acquired later than the period using the feature amount parameter and calculates a pulse transit time based on a time difference between the waveform feature point of the first electrocardiographic signal that is detected and a waveform feature point of the pulse wave signal.

2 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the feature amount parameter calculation unit detects a peak with a maximum amplitude of the first electrocardiographic signal in a time range determined based on the waveform feature point of the second electrocardiographic signal and acquires an amplitude value of the peak that is detected or a sign of the amplitude value as the feature amount parameter.

3 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is one of the plurality of first electrodes.

4 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising an electrode selection unit that selects two first electrodes that provide the first electrocardiographic signal having a greatest amplitude of an R-wave among the plurality of first electrodes, wherein the first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit acquires the first electrocardiographic signal based on a potential difference between the two first electrodes that are selected.

5 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 1 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

6 . The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 5 , further comprising: a pressing cuff provided in the belt unit;
a fluid supply unit supplying a fluid to the pressing cuff; a pressure sensor detecting pressure in the pressing cuff; and a second blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a second blood pressure value based on an output of the pressure sensor.

7 . The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 6 , further comprising a button for initiating blood pressure measurement by the pressing cuff, the fluid supply unit, the pressure sensor, and the second blood pressure value calculation unit, wherein the third electrode is provided on the button.

8 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 2 , wherein the second electrode is one of the plurality of first electrodes.

9 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 2 , further comprising an electrode selection unit that selects two first electrodes that provide the first electrocardiographic signal having a greatest amplitude of an R-wave among the plurality of first electrodes, wherein the first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit acquires the first electrocardiographic signal based on a potential difference between the two first electrodes that are selected.

10 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 3 , further comprising an electrode selection unit that selects two first electrodes that provide the first electrocardiographic signal having a greatest amplitude of an R-wave among the plurality of first electrodes, wherein the first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit acquires the first electrocardiographic signal based on a potential difference between the two first electrodes that are selected.

11 . The pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 8 , further comprising an electrode selection unit that selects two first electrodes that provide the first electrocardiographic signal having a greatest amplitude of an R-wave among the plurality of first electrodes, wherein the first electrocardiographic signal acquisition unit acquires the first electrocardiographic signal based on a potential difference between the two first electrodes that are selected.

12 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 2 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

13 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 3 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

14 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 4 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

15 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 8 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

16 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 9 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

17 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 10 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

18 . A blood pressure measurement device comprising:
the pulse transit time measurement device according to claim 11 ; and a first blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a first blood pressure value based on the pulse transit time that is calculated.

19 . The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 12 , further comprising: a pressing cuff provided in the belt unit;
a fluid supply unit supplying a fluid to the pressing cuff; a pressure sensor detecting pressure in the pressing cuff; and a second blood pressure value calculation unit calculating a second blood pressure value based on an output of the pressure sensor.

20 . The blood pressure measurement device according to claim 13 , further comprising: a pressing cuff provided in the

Assignees

• Omron Healthcare Co Ltd
• Omron Tateisi Electronics Co

Inventors

• Ito Akito
• Kawabata Yasuhiro
• Fujii Kenji
• Matsumura Naomi
• Fujita Reiji

Classifications

• A61B5/33

  specially adapted for cooperation with other devices · CPC title

• A61B5/352

  Detecting R peaks, e.g. for synchronising diagnostic apparatus; Estimating R-R interval · CPC title

• A61B5/28

  for electrocardiography [ECG] · CPC title

• A61B5/0245

  by using sensing means generating electric signals, {i.e. ECG signals} · CPC title

• A61B5/022

  by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers · CPC title