In a sphygmomanometer of the present invention, a cuff is attached to a rotating shaft on a rear surface side opposite to a front surface side arranged facing a subject during blood pressure measurement. A swing mechanism maintains a tilt angle of a central axis of the cuff with respect to a horizontal plane at a certain standby angle in a standby state of an upper arm not being inserted into the cuff, and also allows the tilt angle of the cuff to become either larger or smaller than the standby angle by the upper arm being inserted into the cuff.
Provided is a technique for detecting a state of an occurrence of a body motion of a measurement target person affecting measurement by using an apparatus configured to measure biological information using a radio wave. A biological information measurement apparatus (1) according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a transmitter (3) configured to transmit a radio wave to a measurement site of a living body; a receiver (4) configured to receive a reflected wave of the radio wave by the measurement site and output a waveform signal of the reflected wave; a feature extractor (1051) configured to extract information indicating a feature of a waveform from the waveform signal; and a body motion detector (1052) configured to detect a state of an occurrence of a body motion of the living body affecting measurement of the biological information, based on the extracted information indicating the feature of the waveform.
A blood pressure measurement device according to one aspect includes: a blood pressure measurement unit configured to measure blood pressure at a measurement target site of a measurement target subject; a pulse transit time measurement unit configured to measure a pulse transit time at the measurement target site of the measurement target subject; a blood pressure value calculation unit configured to calculate a blood pressure value, on the basis of measurement results of the pulse transit time and a relational expression representing a correlation between the pulse transit time and the blood pressure; a posture instruction unit configured to instruct the measurement target subject to assume a plurality of postures in which height positions of the measurement target site with respect to a heart of the measurement target subject are different from each other; and a calibration unit configured to calibrate the relational expression, on the basis of the blood pressure measured by the blood pressure measurement unit and the pulse transit time measured by the pulse transit time measurement unit, for each of the plurality of postures.
A biological information measuring device includes a buckle including a first plate having a plate shape and being fixed to the other end of a second plate frame member and a second plate having a plate shape being rotatable. The second plate has a part that extends beyond the first plate when the second plate overlaps an outer surface of the first plate. A first fixing element is on a side of the extended part that becomes an inner surface when the second plate overlaps the outer surface of the first plate. A second fixing element is engageable with the first fixing element on the outer surface of the front end of the belt. An first engagement protrusion is on the first plate, and a second engagement protrusion overlaps the first engagement protrusion in a direction with the first engagement protrusion is on the second plate.
A cuff unit of the present invention includes a first wall and a second wall that face each other with an object which has a rod shape interposed therebetween, an actuator that is capable of moving the first wall and the second wall in parallel with each other in a direction in which the first wall and the second wall relatively approach each other or separate from each other, a pressing fluid bag that is provided on a surface of the first wall on a side facing the object and that receives supply of a fluid from outside to inflate and press the object, and a restraining fluid bag that is provided on a surface of the second wall on a side facing the object and that receives supply of a fluid from outside to inflate along the periphery of the object.
A pulse transit time measuring apparatus according to one aspect includes a belt unit configured to be wrapped around a measurement site of a user, an electrocardiogram acquisition unit including electrodes provided at the belt unit and configured to acquire an electrocardiogram of the user by using the electrodes, a pulse wave signal acquisition unit including a pulse wave sensor provided at the belt unit, and configured to acquire a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of the user by using the pulse wave sensor, and a pulse transit time calculation unit configured to calculate a pulse transit time based on a time difference between a waveform characteristic point of the electrocardiogram and a waveform characteristic point of the pulse wave signal.
A plaque detecting device including a light emitting unit which irradiates light toward a tooth, and first and second light receiving units which receive radiated light from the tooth. The first light receiving unit extracts the spectral component of a first wavelength region containing fluorescent light specific to plaque and obtains a first output value corresponding to intensity of that spectral component. The second light receiving unit extracts the spectral component of a second wavelength region containing fluorescent light specific to enamel and obtains a second output value corresponding to the intensity of this spectral component. Determination of the relative magnitude of the ratio between the first output value and the second output value as compared to a first threshold value is performed. Determination of the relative magnitude of the difference between the first output value and the second output value as compared to a second threshold value is performed.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a sphygmomanometer that is worn on a measured part of the left wrist of a subject (user) for use. In the sphygmomanometer, on an inner peripheral surface of a band-like body that constitutes a base of a band, a portion for installing a pressure cuff and a protrusion for installing an antenna substrate are separately provided, and the pressure cuff and the antenna substrate are respectively installed on these portions.
According to one embodiment, a blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a blood pressure measurement unit, a warning estimator, and a signal output unit. The measurement unit measures blood pressure of a target person. The estimator monitors variation of blood pressure measured by the measurement unit and estimates the variation of the blood pressure as a sign of a blood pressure increase associated with an onset of sleep apnea syndrome if the blood pressure continuously decreases to a preset threshold or lower for a predetermined time or longer. The output unit outputs a sign notification signal to outside of the apparatus if the sign is estimated by the estimator.
In one embodiment, the invention can be a brush unit detachable from a main body unit of an electric toothbrush. The brush unit includes: a light transmitting part included on a front surface of the brush unit, a plurality of tooth cleaning elements extending from the front surface of the brush unit in a pressing direction, wherein the light transmitting part directs more light in a first direction, which intersects the pressing direction, than in the pressing direction; and a light receiving part included on the front surface for receiving light; wherein the light transmitting part and the light receiving part are arranged on opposing sides of the plurality of tooth cleaning elements; and wherein the first direction lies within a plane including both the light transmitting part and the light receiving part.
A wireless communication device comprising: a case having a substantially cylindrical shape and including a first opening at a front surface and a second opening at a back surface, respectively; a first cover member that blocks at least a portion of the first opening;
a second cover member that blocks at least a portion of the second opening; an insulating member that fills a gap between the first cover member and the case; a display; a substrate housed by the case; an antenna circuit installed on the substrate; and a communication circuit installed on the substrate and electrically connected to the antenna circuit, wherein the case includes a metal material; and the first cover member includes a light-transmitting material that allows light from the display to pass through.
A wireless communication device comprises: a substrate; an antenna circuit installed on the substrate; a communication circuit installed on the substrate electrically connected to the antenna circuit; and an energy supply unit installed on the substrate that supplies energy to the communication circuit, wherein the energy supply unit are installed on the substrate outside of a region defined around the antenna circuit; and the substrate is provided with a hole portion within the region, the hole portion passing through the substrate.
H01Q 1/24 - Supports; Mounting means by structural association with other equipment or articles with receiving set
H01Q 1/38 - Structural form of radiating elements, e.g. cone, spiral, umbrella formed by a conductive layer on an insulating support
H01Q 9/42 - Resonant antennas with feed to end of elongated active element, e.g. unipole with folded element, the folded parts being spaced apart a small fraction of the operating wavelength
A61B 5/022 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
An electronic valve with: a yoke including an end plate portion and a side plate portion; a pole piece; a solenoid coil; and a diaphragm made of a plate-shaped magnetic material. The pole piece has an opening at one end portion and a first fluid inlet/outlet communicating with the opening at the other end portion. A biasing unit biases the diaphragm in a direction away from one end portion of the pole piece in a manner of moving the diaphragm translationally in one direction. In a non-operating time, the electronic valve comes into an open state where the opening is open. In an operating time, the diaphragm approaches the one end portion of the pole piece against the biasing force of the biasing unit by a magnetic force generated by the solenoid coil, and the electronic valve can come into a closed state where the opening is closed.
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
A61B 5/0225 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers the pressure being controlled by electric signals, e.g. derived from Korotkoff sounds
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BELT, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BELT
A belt includes; a first belt portion including a cover layer formed of a resin material and a first insert layer disposed within the cover layer and formed of a high-tensile material having a tensile strength higher than that of the resin material, the first belt portion having a bent shape along a circumferential direction of a living body; and a second belt portion configured to be connected to the first belt portion.
A blood pressure measurement device includes: a base; a flow path cover that is fixed to the base and defines a flow path portion with reference to the base; a recess including an outer surface which is on a base side of the flow path portion and part of which is projected toward the base, and an outer surface which is on a side opposite to the base side and part of which is depressed toward the base; a nozzle that is that is formed on a bottom surface of the recess and communicates with the flow path portion; and a bag-shaped cuff that is connected to the nozzle and that is inflated when a fluid is supplied to an internal space.
The blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body configured to form a flow path of a fluid and supply the fluid, and a cuff to be wound around a living body, the cuff provided with a bag-shaped connection portion with an opening and a connection plate with a hole communicating with the opening; the connection portion formed of a sheet member; the connection plate having a bending elastic modulus higher than that of the connection portion, bonded to the connection portion and adhered to the device main body; and the cuff configured to be inflated when the fluid is supplied to an internal space of the cuff.
A61B 5/0225 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers the pressure being controlled by electric signals, e.g. derived from Korotkoff sounds
A blood pressure measurement device includes: a case including an outer case, a base housed in the outer case, and a back cover that covers an opening of the outer case; a movable portion arranged in a gap between the outer case, the base and the back cover, and including a bag-shaped cuff that inflates when a fluid is supplied to an internal space; and a seal member that is formed of a gel body having a lower elastic modulus than that of the cuff, and that is provided in the gap to seal the gap.
A61B 5/0225 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers the pressure being controlled by electric signals, e.g. derived from Korotkoff sounds
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MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
An apparatus includes a first pulse wave sensor and a second pulse wave sensor that can be arranged in correspondence with respective measurement sites distant from each other. The first pulse wave sensor outputs a current signal having a first frequency to a measurement site and detects a voltage signal that represents pulse waves from the measurement site, based on a filter characteristic corresponding to the first frequency. The second pulse wave sensor outputs a current signal having a frequency different from the first frequency to a corresponding measurement site and detects a voltage signal representing pulse waves from the measurement site, based on a filter characteristic corresponding to a second frequency.
A blood pressure measurement device includes an outer case; a base; a pump provided on a surface of the base such that the pump is shifted from a center of the outer case and located on one side as viewed in a circumferential direction of a living body; a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor that are provided such that the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction and located on one side as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; and a first on-off valve and a second on-off valve that are provided such that the first on-off valve and the second on-off valve are arranged side by side in the circumferential direction with reference to the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor.
A blood pressure measurement device includes an outer case; a base; a pump provided on the base such that the pump is shifted from a center of the outer case and located on one side as viewed in a circumferential direction of a living body; a drive unit provided on the base and located on one side of the pump as viewed in a direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; an on-off valve provided on another side of the pump as viewed in the direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; a pressure sensor provided on said another side of the pump as viewed in the direction orthogonal to the circumferential direction; and packing provided between the on-off valve and the pressure sensor and the base.
A blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap provided to the device main body, and further configured to be mounted on the wrist; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a back plate provided on a side of the sensing cuff nearer to the curler; a rubber plate provided between the curler and the back plate and configured to elastically deform; a pressing cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the strap; and a cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the living body.
An electric toothbrush includes a grip portion, a brush portion on which a replaceable toothbrush is mounted, and an illumination ring between the grip portion and the brush portion. The illumination ring is provided around the toothbrush as an annular structure so that a user can view the illumination ring no matter what angle he/she is holding the toothbrush.
A blood pressure measuring device includes a holder configured to be mounted on a wrist of a living body and come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a sensing cuff provided on a side of the holder nearer to the living body and arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; and a cuff provided on a side of the holder nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.
A blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, including one end and another end separated from each other, also configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap provided to the device main body; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a back plate provided between the curler and the sensing cuff and extending in a circumferential direction of the wrist; a pressing cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the strap and configured to press the sensing cuff; and a cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.
A blood pressure measuring device includes a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, and configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap provided to a device main body, and configured to cover an outer surface of the curler; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a back plate provided on a side of the sensing cuff nearer to the curler; a rubber plate provided on a side of the back plate nearer to the curler; a pressing cuff provided between the curler and the rubber plate; and a cuff provided on a side of the curler nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.
A blood pressure measuring device includes a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist of a living body, and configured to come into contact with a portion of the wrist at least between a dorsal side and a palmar side; a strap on the device main body, configured to cover an outer surface of the curler; a sensing cuff arranged in a region of the wrist where arteries exist; a rubber plate on a side of the sensing cuff nearer to the curler and configured to elastically deform; a pressing cuff between the curler and the rubber plate and configured to press the sensing cuff; and a cuff on a side of the curler nearer to the living body and arranged on the dorsal side of the wrist.
A vital information measuring apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a vital information measuring apparatus for measuring vital information by compressing a measurement site of a subject with a cuff, and includes a fluid supply unit configured to supply a fluid to the cuff, and a first fluid supply controller configured to control, when a situation of the subject satisfies a first condition in which measurement of the vital information is recommended, a supply of the fluid to the cuff by the fluid supply unit to compress the measurement site in a first compression mode for informing the subject that the first condition is satisfied.
A blood pressure measurement device includes a bag-like pressing cuff wound around a measurement target site of a living body; a back plate arranged on the living body side of the pressing cuff; a bag-like sensing cuff arranged on the living body side of the back plate; a supply device configured to supply a fluid into the cuffs; first guides arranged on the living body side of the pressing cuff and configured to form wrinkles in a direction intersecting the winding direction; and second guides arranged on the living body side of the sensing cuff and configured to form wrinkles in the direction intersecting the winding direction.
The blood pressure measurement device includes a bag-like cuff wound around the living body and inflated with a fluid supplied to its internal space, a supply device configured to supply the fluid into the cuff, and guides arranged on the living body side of the cuff and configured to create wrinkles in the cuff on the living body side in a direction intersecting the winding direction of the cuff, when the cuff is inflated to pressurize the living body.
A blood pressure measuring device comprising: a device main body; a curler configured to bend along a circumferential direction of a wrist, including one end and another end separated from each other, and further configured to be fixed to the device main body; a strap provided at a symmetrical position on an outer side surface of the device main body and configured to cover an outer surface of the curler; a cuff structure provided on an inner peripheral surface of the curler and configured to be inflated by a fluid; and a power feed unit provided to the curler.
The present invention automatically acquires information about a living body at a time at which an effect of a medicine is generated. The present invention includes an acquisition control unit configured to acquire information about a medicine and time information about when the medicine is to be taken, a calculation control unit configured to calculate an effect generation time period in which an effect of the medicine is estimated to be generated, based on the information about the medicine and the time information, and a biological information acquisition control unit configured to perform processing for acquiring information about a living body, based on the effect generation time period.
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G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
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BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING PROCESSING PROGRAM
Provided is a technology that enables biological information relating to a subject to be processed appropriately and independently of on the subject. A biological information processing device according to the present embodiment includes a storage device, an estimation unit, an acquisition unit, and a correction unit. The storage unit stores biological information relating to a specified subject for a unit period including a plurality of times. The estimation unit estimates variable characteristics of the biological information based on the stored biological information relating to the specified subject. The acquisition unit acquires the biological information relating to the specified subject together with information indicating a measurement time of the biological information. The correction unit corrects the acquired biological information relating to the specified subject based on the information indicating the measurement time, which is acquired together with the biological information, and the estimated variable characteristics.
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/022 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
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ATTENTION ALERTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM IS STORED
An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire user data including physiological indicator data that are measurement data relating to a physiological indicator of a user and position data that are measurement data relating to a position of the user, a time identification unit configured to identify a time when fluctuations in the physiological indicator satisfying a predetermined condition have occurred, based on the physiological indicator data, a position identification unit configured to identify a position where the user has been present at the identified time, based on the position data, and an observed region determination unit configured to determine a local region including the identified position as an observed region for performing an attention alert relating to an occurrence of fluctuations in the physiological indicator.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/11 - Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor or mobility of a limb
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM
According to a first aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes an information acquisition unit configured to acquire first blood pressure information and second blood pressure information that is information earlier than the first blood pressure information, a blood pressure fluctuation detector configured to detect a blood pressure fluctuation exceeding a first reference value from the first and second blood pressure information, and a fluctuation information output unit configured to output blood pressure fluctuation information that reports the blood pressure fluctuation.
A sphygmomanometer includes a frame that spatially demarcates a region in which a display screen is displayed. On the display screen, a scale indication for making a value of pressure readable is displayed along one direction. On the display screen, a mark that represents a pressure of a cuff by a position of the mark with respect to the scale indication is displayed. When the pressure changes, a display control unit performs control to slide the scale indication with respect to the frame along the one direction at a slide speed corresponding to a predetermined pressure change rate or a pressure change rate obtained by actual measurement in a pressurizing process or a depressurizing process of the cuff so that the mark falls within the frame.
A61B 5/0225 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers the pressure being controlled by electric signals, e.g. derived from Korotkoff sounds
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DISEASE ONSET RISK PREDICTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-FUGITIVE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM
Prediction of a disease onset risk is enabled by focusing on characteristic change in biological information depending on a time period. A prediction device SV acquires blood pressure data and determination data on irregular pulse waves and acquires input data indicating a sleep time period or information indicating a determination result of a sleep condition. Further, based on the input data indicating the sleep time period or the information indicating the determination result of the sleep condition, the sleep time period is set as a prediction target period and is divided into a first half and a second half. A degree of change in the blood pressure data and a degree of change in frequency of occurrence of irregular pulse waves in each of the first half time period and the second half time period are calculated and multiplied. With this, a total risk in the sleep time period is calculated. Further, by comparing the total risk with a determination threshold, whether an onset risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases is high or low is determined.
A data processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire first biometric data related to a first subject, a retrieval unit configured to retrieve second biometric data that is related to a second subject and has a degree of similarity to temporal change of the first biometric data that satisfies a first condition, and a prediction unit configured to predict onset of a particular disease in the first subject based on information indicating onset of the particular disease in the second subject associated with the second biometric data.
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A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
The present invention effectively provides, to a user, a coupon to improve a lifestyle. An information processing device includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire user data including at least one of vital data including biological information pertaining to a user and lifestyle data pertaining to the user, a provision unit configured to apply, to the user data, reference data indicating criteria for determining a content of the user data and, in accordance with a result of the reference data being thus applied, provide, to the user, coupon data pertaining to a coupon configured to encourage the user to take a specific action, and a determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of usage history data of the coupon data thus provided and the user data corresponding to the usage history data, whether or not a coupon corresponding to the usage history data is effective in improving a lifestyle of the user.
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G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/30 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to physical therapies or activities, e.g. physiotherapy, acupressure or exercising
G16H 20/60 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to nutrition control, e.g. diets
G16H 20/70 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a signal acquisition unit that acquires a signal representing a movement of a subject from a sensor that detects the movement of the subject, a measurement unit that measures at least one of an activity amount and a number of steps of the subject based on the signal representing the movement of the subject, and an estimation unit that estimates a situation of the subject based on at least one of the activity amount or the number of steps.
An apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit is configured to acquire a blood pressure value of a subject measured by a blood pressure measurement unit, a first pulse rate of the subject at a normal time, and a second pulse rate of the subject in a time period in which the blood pressure value is measured, a calculation unit is configured to calculate a first tension degree of an autonomic nerve of the subject based on the first pulse rate and to calculate a second tension degree of the autonomic nerve of the subject based on the second pulse rate, and a determination unit is configured to determine a type of blood pressure of the blood pressure value based on the blood pressure value, the first tension degree, and the second tension degree.
A lifestyle habit management device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a biological information acquisition unit configured to acquire a measurement result of biological information about a user, a biological information fluctuation detection unit configured to detect fluctuations in the biological information caused by a lifestyle habit to be managed, and a lifestyle habit information generation unit configured to generate lifestyle habit information indicating a history in which the user has performed the lifestyle habit, based on a detection result of the fluctuations in the biological information.
G16H 20/70 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to mental therapies, e.g. psychological therapy or autogenous training
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
A first fluid bag and a second fluid bag are located side by side along an inner circumference of a belt, expand and contract upon entry and exit of a fluid, and are provided to press a measurement site from therearound while surrounding the measurement site. The fluid supply unit supplies the fluid to the first fluid bag and the second fluid bag. The pulse wave detection unit is disposed on an external surface portion of the first fluid bag and is provided to press the measurement site upon expansion of the first fluid bag. A position of the pulse wave detection unit relative to the artery passing through the measurement site is adjusted through adjustment of a ratio between a volume of the fluid in the first fluid bag and a volume of the fluid in the second fluid bag by the fluid supply unit.
The present invention provides a technology that allows a user to more easily record medication information. A blood pressure measurement device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a prescription information acquisition unit configured to acquire prescription information, a preparatory action determination unit configured to determine whether a preparatory action for blood pressure measurement is performed, a blood pressure measurement operation unit configured to perform a blood pressure measurement operation in a case where an operation button is operated with the preparatory action determined to be performed, and a medication recording and processing unit configured to, in a case where the operation button is operated with the preparatory action determined not to be performed, assess that the operation is a medication confirmation operation, and generate and record medication information on the basis of the prescription information thus acquired.
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
A61B 5/022 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
A electrical treatment device (100) includes a band-like member (20), a first electrode portion (41), a second electrode portion (42), a first mark portion (31) configured to be aligned with a specific position of a right lower limb when the band-like member (20) is wrapped around the right lower limb such that the first electrode portion (41) is guided to a first target position and the second electrode portion (42) is guided to a second target position, and a second mark portion (32) configured to be aligned with a specific position of a left lower limb when the band-like member (20) is wrapped around the left lower limb such that the first electrode portion (41) is guided to a third target position and the second electrode portion (42) is guided to a fourth target position.
A health management support device according to an aspect of the present invention is capable of providing appropriate support information to a user for whom health state improvement is desired, without relying on the user's own behavior log information. A health information database (21) stores medical examination information and lifestyle information for each user. Further, a lifestyle score is calculated for each of the users on the basis of the lifestyle information and stored in the health information database (21). Then, from among the users described above, a user to whom a classification of the medical examination information is “monitoring required” is selected as a supported user, and a goal user who is to serve as an example of health state improvement for the supported user is selected on the basis of attribute information, the medical examination information, and the lifestyle score stored in the health information database (21). Then, health management support information is generated on the basis of the lifestyle information of this selected goal user and transmitted to a terminal of the supported user.
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
G16H 50/70 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for mining of medical data, e.g. analysing previous cases of other patients
G06K 9/62 - Methods or arrangements for recognition using electronic means
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INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM
The present invention identifies whether or not a user consents to providing personal information including biological information to a third party. A biological information measuring device having a function for communicating with a communication device having a communication area of a specific range and a function for measuring information of a living body pertaining to a user includes a transmission control unit configured to transmit, when the biological information measuring device is detected as having entered the communication area, identification information unique to the biological information measuring device to the communication device, and a reception control unit configured to receive, when the communication device has stored in advance the identification information and personal information of the user associated with the identification information, a response signal from the communication device indicating that consent is regarded as having been obtained for providing, to a third party, the personal information and the information of the living body in association with each other.
An authentication device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire measurement data including a measured value and measurement time information associated with the measured value from a biological information measuring device configured to measure a value related to biological information, a provision unit configured to provide a function to be used by one specific user, a sensor unit including at least one sensor, an estimation unit configured to estimate, on the basis of information acquired by the sensor unit, a state of the one specific user during a time range specified by the measurement time information, and an identification unit configured to identify whether the measured value pertains to the one specific user on the basis of whether the function is in an enabled state during the time range and an estimation result of the state.
G06F 21/32 - User authentication using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
G06K 9/46 - Extraction of features or characteristics of the image
H04B 5/00 - Near-field transmission systems, e.g. inductive loop type
H04B 11/00 - Transmission systems employing ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
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BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CUFF AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CUFF
A method for manufacturing a blood pressure measurement cuff includes preparing an outer cloth, preparing an inner cloth, and forming a bag-shaped portion. The bag-shaped portion has an opening on a peripheral edge of the bag-shaped portion. A curler is inserted into the bag-shaped portion through the opening, the curler being flexible and configured to curve and conform to the measurement site. An air bladder is formed by welding the opening of the bag-shaped portion such that the air bladder surrounds an inner side and an outer side of the curler thereby containing the curler. The outer cloth is attached to an outer surface on a first side of the air bladder configured to be opposite to the measurement site, and the inner cloth is attached to an outer surface on a second side of the air bladder configured to be towards the measurement site.
An information processing apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a situation specifying unit configured to specify a part of a situation of the measurement subject on the basis of the number of measurements of the biological information in each situation of the measurement subject at the time of measuring biological information of the measurement subject by a biological information measuring unit, a current situation detecting unit configured to detect a current situation of the measurement subject, and a support information output unit configured to output support information relating to measurement of the biological information if the current situation corresponds to the measurement promoting situation.
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
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BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, WEARING ASSIST METHOD AND WEARING ASSIST PROGRAM
A biological information measurement apparatus includes a set time information acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a set time point being set to determine whether or not a subject is wearing the biological information measurement apparatus, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the subject is wearing the biological information measurement apparatus at the set time point, and an instruction signal output unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the subject is not wearing the biological information measurement apparatus at the set time point, output an instruction signal instructing provision of assistance to the subject in wearing the biological information measurement apparatus.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/022 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthaldynamometers
G06Q 10/10 - Office automation, e.g. computer aided management of electronic mail or groupware; Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
G16H 40/67 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for remote operation
G01S 19/01 - Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
57.
ELECTRICAL TREATMENT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND TREATMENT SYSTEM
An electrical treatment device (200) includes a treatment content setting unit (302), a treatment execution unit (306), and an output control unit (304) that outputs a pulse voltage at a first frequency within a predetermined frequency range before treatment of a site is performed by the treatment execution unit (306). When the pulse voltage is output at the first frequency, the treatment content setting unit (302) receives input of an electrical stimulation intensity desired by a user. The treatment execution unit (306) executes the treatment of the site by varying the pulse voltage corresponding to the electrical stimulation intensity desired by the user within the predetermined frequency range.
A mesh nebulizer includes a main body with a recessed portion opening upward. The nebulizer includes a cap that covers an upper portion of the main body and a replacement element separate from the main body and the cap and detachably mountable in the recessed portion of the main body while being separated from the cap prior to operation of the nebulizer. The replacement element includes a sheet including a mesh portion, a bottom plate portion, and a sidewall portion. When the cap is closed with respect to the main body, the cap presses the upper edge of the sidewall portion of the replacement element toward an edge portion around the recessed portion to position the replacement element with respect to a longitudinal axis direction of the main body.
Provided is a technology that reduces the amount of biometric data sent. A data processing device comprises a biometric data acquisition unit that acquires biometric data of a subject; a sending condition acquisition unit that acquires a sending condition that comprises a first time period and associated with a health-related characteristic of the subject; a data classification unit that determines whether a measurement time of the biometric data is within the first time period, classifies the biometric data as data for sending when a determination result indicates that the measurement time is within the first time period, and classifies the biometric data as data not for sending when the determination result indicates that the measurement time is within a second time period, which is different from the first time period; and a data output unit that outputs the data for sending.
G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
G16H 50/20 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems
G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
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GOAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GOAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
A goal management system receives input of a qualitative first goal related to a body of a user (step S111), identifies a quantitative second goal related to the body of the user from the first goal thus received (step S112 to step S117), and presents the second goal thus identified (step S118). The first goal is converted into the quantitative goal for at least one of a plurality of feature amounts related to the body, thereby identifying the second goal including at least one goal obtained by such conversion. The first goal is converted into the quantitative goal for each feature amount corresponding to a meaning obtained by linguistic analysis. When there are a plurality of meanings obtained by linguistic analysis of the first goal, the first goal is converted into the quantitative goal for each feature amount on the basis of a range of each feature amount per meaning. This makes it possible to indicate a quantitative goal related to the body without receiving input of a goal that is a quantitative numerical value related to the body.
Whether intervention is necessary is assessed due to an occurrence of a divergence of a current value of a predetermined index from a route corresponding to a transition in value of the predetermined index to a target value of the predetermined index for reaching a target relating to a body of a user (steps S141 to S147), and, when intervention is assessed to be necessary, using an intervention result per each of persons intervening relating to a target index stored in a storage unit, a person with a high contribution toward reaching the target from among persons intervening for the user is determined (steps S151 and S152), and processing for prompting the determined person for intervention is executed (step S155). A timing with a high contribution is determined using an intervention result stored in the storage unit that further stores intervention results per each intervention timing relating to a target index. Processing for prompting the person intervening for intervention at the determined timing is executed. This can effectively prompt the user to improve to reach a target relating to the body.
A biological information measurement device that performs sound wave communications with an external terminal including a microphone includes a housing; a measurement circuit that measures biological information; a modulation circuit that converts the biological information measured into a sound wave signal; and a vibration member that vibrates based on the sound wave signal transmitted from the modulation circuit. The measurement circuit, the modulation circuit and the vibration member are provided inside the housing. The housing includes a terminal placement surface on which the terminal is placed. The vibration member and the terminal placement surface are in contact with each other so that vibration of the vibration member is transmitted to the terminal placement surface.
In a main body of an upper-arm type sphygmomanometer that measures blood pressure of a subject by using a bag-shaped arm cuff to be wound around an arm of the subject, a main body housing includes an upper surface, and a first side surface and a second side surface on left and right sides. The first side surface includes a first side surface electrode region, the second side surface includes a second side surface electrode region, the upper surface includes a first upper surface electrode region, a first electrocardiogram waveform measurement electrode is provided in the first side surface electrode region, a second electrocardiogram waveform measurement electrode is provided in the second side surface electrode region, and a first reference electrode is provided in the first upper surface electrode region.
A low-frequency treatment device and a treatment system with enhanced user convenience. An acquisition unit acquires an atmospheric pressure of a position where the low-frequency treatment device is located (step S102), a determination unit determines whether the atmospheric pressure is less than a threshold (step S104), and a treatment portion increases an intensity of low frequency treatment if the atmospheric pressure is less than the threshold (step S108).
SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES, SERVER FOR MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES, PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES, AND TERMINAL DEVICE FOR MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
A storage unit stores a value indicating a change in a value for a body with respect to an action in type or amount and uses the value stored therein and indicating the change to predict a value indicating a change in a value for the body of a user for each action of the user, and presents the value indicating the change as predicted. A value indicating a change arising when a prescribed action is performed and a value indicating a change arising when the prescribed action is not performed are predicted. The storage unit stores a value indicating how the value for the body of the user changes with respect to the user's action in type or amount. The storage unit stores values indicating how values for bodies of a plurality of people change with respect to actions of the plurality of people in type or amount.
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project management, e.g. organising, planning, scheduling or allocating time, human or machine resources; Enterprise planning; Organisational models
A low-frequency treatment device with minimal hindrance to a user's action. The low-frequency treatment device comprises a pad that executes low frequency treatment by applying a low frequency current to a body of a user; and an execution unit that detects vibration of a location where the low frequency current is being applied (step S2) and that, when the vibration is detected, executes prevention processing for preventing the vibration of the location where the low frequency current is being applied; wherein the prevention processing comprises processing for notifying about changing the location where the low frequency current is being applied, for example (step S10).
A display control device of the present disclosure is configured to present information for positioning a pulse wave sensor relative to a measurement site. A measurement device includes a belt wrapped around and attached to a measurement site for measuring a pulse transit time, a sensor unit provided on an inner peripheral surface of the belt that i toward the measurement site when the belt is attached, and a display provided on an outer peripheral surface of the belt opposite to the inner peripheral surface. The display is provided on the outer peripheral surface in a site configured to face a site where the sensor unit is positioned when the belt is attached, and the sensor unit includes a first pulse wave sensor and a second pulse wave sensor disposed spaced apart from each other in a width direction of the belt. First indicator information indicating a magnitude of a first pulse wave amplitude indicated by an output of the first pulse wave sensor, and second indicator information indicating a magnitude of a second pulse wave amplitude indicated by an output of the second pulse wave sensor are displayed on the display in positions respectively corresponding to the first pulse wave sensor and the second pulse wave sensor.
A measurement device (1) performs filtering processing via an analog filter (403) with a predetermined transfer function on a first signal indicating a pulse wave of a subject and a second signal indicating a pulse wave or an electrocardiogram of the subject; performs filtering processing via a digital filter with the predetermined transfer function on third time series data, which is first time series data of the first signal arranged in reverse chronological order, and fourth time series data, which is second time series data of the second signal arranged in reverse chronological order; and calculates a pulse transit time on the basis of a signal indicated by fifth time series data, which is the third time series data post filtering processing arranged in chronological order, and a signal indicated by sixth time series data, which is the fourth time series data post filtering processing arranged in chronological order.
A vital sign measurement device includes a belt to be worn around an upper limb of a living body, and a transmission and reception unit provided to the belt, capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves. The transmission and reception unit includes transmission and reception antenna units. The transmission antenna unit emits radio waves respectively toward an artery of the upper limb and a heart. The reception antenna unit receives radio waves respectively reflected by the artery and/or a tissue being displaced in accordance with a pulse wave of the artery and by the heart and/or a tissue being displaced in accordance a heartbeat of the heart. The vital sign measurement device includes a vital sign detection unit that acquires a pulse wave signal representing the pulse wave of the artery and a heartbeat signal representing the heartbeat of the heart based on the outputs from the reception antenna unit.
A pulse wave measurement device of the present invention includes a transmitter configured to emit a radio wave toward a measurement target site, a receiver configured to receive the radio wave reflected from the measurement target site, and a pulse wave detector configured to detect, based on an output of the receiver, a pulse wave signal representing a pulse wave of an artery passing through the measurement target site. The radio wave emitted from the transmitter has a bandwidth narrowed by a predetermined bandwidth index.
A61B 5/00 - Measuring for diagnostic purposes ; Identification of persons
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
A61B 5/05 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves
A blood pressure estimation device includes a display unit (10), a belt portion (20), a first contact electrode (61) and a second contact electrode (62) for detecting an electrocardiographic waveform, and a pulse wave sensor. The display unit (10) displays a blood pressure estimation result. The belt portion (20) is connected to the display unit (10) and surrounds a target measurement site. The pulse wave sensor includes a pulse wave detection unit (40E) that detects a pulse wave of an artery (91) passing through the target measurement site. The first contact electrode (61) and the pulse wave detection unit (40E) are provided on an inner circumferential portion (20a) of the belt portion (20). The second contact electrode (62) is provided on an outer circumferential portion (20b) of the belt portion (20). The first contact electrode (61) and the pulse wave detection unit (40E) are provided in a position where the first contact electrode (61) and the pulse wave detection unit (40E) are to be pressed against the target measurement site when the second contact electrode (62) is pressed from an outer circumferential side of the belt portion (20).
A61B 5/0295 - Measuring blood flow using plethysmography, i.e. measuring the variations in the volume of a body part as modified by the circulation of blood therethrough, e.g. impedance plethysmography
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HEALTH DEVICE FLOW PATH FORMATION MEMBER, HEALTH DEVICE FLOW PATH FORMATION UNIT, AND HEALTH DEVICE
A health device flow path formation member (500) includes a flow path (604) configured to supply fluid to a target supply member, a first opening portion (601) located at a first end of the flow path, a second opening portion (602) located at a second end of the flow path, a connection path (603), a plate-like member (610) including the connection path (603), and a joining layer (620) including the first opening portion (601), the joining layer (620) joining the plate-like member (610) to a first target attachment member (32) with the first opening portion (601) communicating with a fluid path (32a) of the first target attachment member (32). When viewed in a first direction in which the joining layer (620) and the plate-like member (610) overlap, the first opening portion (610) is disposed inward a distance from a profile line of a projection of the connection path (603) in the first direction, forming a first protrusion portion in the joining layer (620) that protrudes inward from the profile line.
A pulse wave measurement electrode unit (200) includes electrodes (41 to 46) including a pair of current applying electrodes and a first pair of voltage measuring electrodes; a support member (210) that supports the electrodes on a first main surface (211) that faces a body surface of a measurement subject in a case that the pulse wave measurement electrode unit is attached on the measurement subject; and a fluid bag (24) configured to expand and contract and configured to expand upon measurement to press the electrodes (41 to 46) against the body surface of the measurement subject. The support member (210) includes a length direction (L) corresponding to a circumferential direction of the device in an attached state to the measurement subject and a width direction (W) orthogonal to the length direction (L) and a thickness direction. The electrodes (41 to 46) are arranged side by side in the width direction (W). Low rigidity portions are provided between adjacent electrodes, the low rigidity portions having a lower rigidity than a rigidity of portions that overlap the electrodes in the thickness direction.
A pulse wave measurement device (100) comprises an electrode unit (200) and a pulse wave measurement unit (1) including a pair of current applying electrodes and a pair of voltage measuring electrodes. The electrode unit (200) includes a substrate (210) with insulating properties, measurement electrodes (220), connection electrodes (230) electrically connected to the measurement electrodes (220) in a 1-to-1 manner, and an adhesive layer. The pulse wave measurement unit (1) includes a belt member (20) configured to wrap around a living body and cover the electrode unit (200) attached to a body surface. The pair of current applying electrodes and the pair of voltage measuring electrodes are disposed on an inner circumferential surface (20a) of the belt member (20) so that, when the belt member (20) is in a wrapped state around a living body, each one of the pair of current applying electrodes and each one of the pair of voltage measuring electrodes come into contact with any one of the connection electrodes (230).
To provide a bag-shaped structure that can suppress expansion of the side wall portion and improve the vascular compression property. A bag-shaped structure used in a cuff for a blood pressure monitor configured to be wrapped around a living body, inflate when a fluid is supplied to an internal space, and compress the living body includes: an inner wall portion provided on a living body side; an outer wall portion facing the inner wall portion; and a pair of side wall portions continuous with the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion and including a bent portion bent toward the internal space; and a reinforcing member provided on each of the pair of side wall portions, having a higher hardness than the side wall portion, and having shape followability in a direction of wrapping around the living body.
High blood pressure measurement accuracy is made possible even with a cuff reduced in width. Provided is a bag-shaped structure for use in a cuff for a blood pressure monitor that is wrapped around a living body and is inflated by supplying a fluid to an internal space to apply a pressure to the living body, including an inner wall portion that is provided on a living body's side and has a Shore A hardness within a range of 15 to 75, an outer wall portion that faces the inner wall portion, and a pair of side wall portions that are provided in a manner to be continuous with the inner wall portion and the outer wall portion, have a thickness equal to a thickness of the inner wall portion, and have a Shore A hardness that falls within a range of 20 to 95 and is larger than a Shore A hardness of the inner wall portion.
A pressure measurement device 1 according to the present invention is a device for measuring an internal pressure of a measurement object having an inner space filled with a fluid and a surface layer having a curved surface by a tonometry method. The device includes a pressure sensor 111 including a diaphragm 111A, a pressing part 12 for pressing the pressure sensor against the measurement object, and a control part for performing various calculations and controlling an operation of the device. The control part acquires a displacement value y of the diaphragm in a normal direction on a contact surface of the pressure sensor with the measurement object, and eliminates an influence of tension T acting on the measurement object based on the acquired displacement value.
G01L 9/00 - Measuring steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or a fluent solid material by electric or magnetic pressure-sensitive elements; Transmitting or indicating the displacement of mechanical pressure-sensitive elements, used to measure the steady or quasi-steady pressure of a fluid or fluent solid material, by electric or magnetic means
G01L 19/06 - Means for preventing overload or deleterious influence of the measured medium on the measuring device or vice versa
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Sphygmomanometer with wireless communication device
A data transmitting apparatus include a measurement control unit to measure an amount relating to biological information; an encryption key generation control unit to generate, as an encryption key, information calculated from first shared information and second shared information that is shared with a receiving apparatus; an encryption control unit to encrypt the biological information with the encryption key and generate encryption data; a packet generation control unit to generate a one-way transmission packet that includes the first shared information and the encryption data; and a transmitter to transmit the packet.
H04W 12/00 - Security arrangements, e.g. access security or fraud detection; Authentication, e.g. verifying user identity or authorisation; Protecting privacy or anonymity
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
H04L 29/08 - Transmission control procedure, e.g. data link level control procedure
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a receiver configured to receive a packet for one-way communication including data from an external device, an application execution unit configured to execute an application which processes the data, and an intermittent reception parameter adjustment unit configured to adjust an intermittent reception parameter for controlling an intermittent reception operation of the receiver so that when the application is operating in a background, a duty ratio of the intermittent reception operation is smaller than when the application is operating in a foreground.
According an aspect of the present invention, a data receiving apparatus includes a calculator. The calculator (1) stores a date and time indicated by the clock unit in association with a first local date and time in the memory as a reference date and time, when the packet includes first date-and-time data indicating the first local date and time and information indicating that the first date-and-time data can be used for date and time association, and (2) calculates, when the packet includes sensor data and second date-and-time data indicating a second local date and time associated with the sensor data, a third date and time based on a difference between the first local date and time and the second local date and time, and on the reference date and time.
According to one aspect of the present invention, an information processing apparatus includes a determination unit that determines whether an identifier extracted from a one-way communication packet received from a sensor includes a first value indicating another information processing apparatus as a legitimate destination, a second value indicating a user different from a user of the information processing apparatus as the legitimate destination, or a third value indicating a sensor different from a sensor associated with the information processing apparatus as an origination, and a transmission unit that transmits, to a server, a second packet in which the first, the second, or the third value is stored, if the identifier includes the first, the second, or the third value.
An antenna device for biological measurement according to the present invention includes a belt to be worn as surrounding a measurement target site of a living body. A transmission/reception antenna group is provided to the belt and includes a plurality of antenna elements. In a wearing state where the belt is worn as surrounding an outer surface of the measurement target site, a radio wave is emitted toward the measurement target site using any one of the antenna elements as a transmission antenna. A reflected radio wave is received using any one of the antenna elements as a reception antenna. A transmission/reception antenna pair formed of the transmission antenna and the reception antenna is selected by switching or weighted among the plurality of antenna elements based on a reception output.
A terminal device (10) is configured to wirelessly communicate with electrical treatment devices (20). Each one of the electrical treatment devices (20) comprises a case and a vibration source that vibrates the case. The terminal device (10) comprises a display control unit (104) that displays image information associated with the each one of the electrical treatment devices (20) on a display of the terminal device (10); a vibration instruction unit (106) that instructs one of the electrical treatment devices (20) associated with image information selected by a user to vibrate the case; and a treatment content setting unit (108) that sets a treatment content performed by the each one of the electrical treatment devices (20) in accordance with an instruction from the user notified by vibration of the case.
A charging system includes a control device (4) of an electrical treatment device and a charging device (6) that charges the control device (4) by contactless charging. The charging device (6) includes a support portion and a holding portion with a recessed shape formed in the support portion for fitting the control device (4) into. The control device (4) includes a light emission unit (406) that emits light when the control device (4) is fit in the holding portion. The charging device (6) includes a light reception unit (450) that receives light from the light emission unit (406), an authentication unit (452) that executes authentication processing in which first information based on light received and predetermined second information are compared; a transmitter coil (72) for transmitting power; and a power transmission control unit (456) that transmits power from the transmitter coil when authentication by the authentication unit is successful. The control device (4) includes a receiver coil (54) that receives power from the transmitter coil (72) and a rechargeable battery (240) chargeable by power received by the receiver coil (54).
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
H02J 7/02 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
A61N 1/36 - Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation, e.g. heart pace-makers
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DATA TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND DATA RECEPTION APPARATUS
According to the first aspect of the present invention, a data transmission apparatus includes a transmission control unit which generates a packet for one-way communication including first difference sensor data, and a transmission unit which transmits the generated packet. The first difference sensor data is a difference between first sensor data measured by a sensor and a reference value associated with the first sensor data.
H04W 28/06 - Optimising, e.g. header compression, information sizing
H04W 4/80 - Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
H04W 4/38 - Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes for collecting sensor information
A biometric antenna device of the present invention includes: a conductor layer configured to face the measurement site for emitting and/or receiving the radio wave; and a dielectric layer mounted along a facing surface facing the measurement site of the conductor layer or of a base material mounting the conductor layer and extending in parallel with the conductor layer, the dielectric layer having a predetermined relative permittivity. The dielectric layer keeps a distance between an outer surface of the measurement site and the conductor layer constant, in a mounted state in which a second surface on a side opposite to a side of a first surface on a side along the conductor layer of the dielectric layer abuts on an outer surface of the measurement site.
A61B 5/05 - Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnosis by means of electric currents or magnetic fields; Measuring using microwaves or radio waves
A61B 5/021 - Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
An electrical treatment device (200) includes an input unit (402) that receives an input of body information relating to a body of a user; a load calculation unit (406) that calculates a load on a knee region of the user on the basis of sensor information and the body information, the sensor information being detected by one or more sensors attached to the knee region of the user; a walking performance calculation unit (408) that calculates a walking performance of the user on the basis of at least acceleration information detected by an acceleration sensor, the acceleration sensor being one of the one or more sensors; and a treatment control unit (410) that controls a voltage applied to a plurality of electrodes that come into contact with the knee region of the user to perform treatment on the knee region. The treatment control unit (410) performs treatment on the knee region at an electrical stimulation intensity appropriate for the user on the basis of the load and the walking performance.
An electrical treatment device (200) includes a remaining power detection unit (302) that detects a remaining battery power of the electrical treatment device (200); a treatment content setting unit (306) that sets a treatment content; an impedance measurement unit (304) that measures a bioelectrical impedance of a site on a body of a user by using electrodes that come into contact with the site; a treatment execution unit (312) that performs treatment of the site by controlling a voltage waveform applied to the electrodes; and a determination unit (310) that determines whether treatment in accordance with the treatment content can be executed up until a treatment time elapses on the basis of a current remaining battery power and a power consumption calculated from the bioelectrical impedance and the voltage waveform. When treatment in accordance with the treatment content cannot be executed up until the treatment time elapses, the treatment execution unit (312) modifies a voltage waveform corresponding to the treatment content currently set so that treatment can be executed up until the treatment time elapses, and outputs the modified voltage waveform.
According to one embodiment, the present disclosure can provide a technique that supports examination practice on a patient by medical personnel. A data processing apparatus includes a biological data acquisition unit that acquires biological data of a subject, a remaining amount estimation unit that estimates a remaining amount of a medicine prescribed to the subject, a display data generating unit that generates display data that configures a display screen including a biological data display indicating the biological data and a remaining medicine amount display indicating the remaining amount, and a display data output unit that outputs the display data.
G16H 15/00 - ICT specially adapted for medical reports, e.g. generation or transmission thereof
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 20/10 - ICT specially adapted for therapies or health-improving plans, e.g. for handling prescriptions, for steering therapy or for monitoring patient compliance relating to drugs or medications, e.g. for ensuring correct administration to patients
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
100.
EVALUATION REQUEST PROGRAM, EVALUATION REQUEST METHOD, AND COMPUTER APPARATUS
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program which is executed by a computer to provide the steps of: communicating with a measurement device configured to perform a measurement on a body of an user to provide services, and operating an evaluation-target application that collects biological data indicating a result of the measurement as first data; determining whether or not content of the first data collected through an operation of the evaluation-target application matches an evaluation condition defining whether or not the data is preferable to a user; and causing a display to display a screen for requesting the user to input a review of the evaluation-target application if content of the first data matches the evaluation condition.
G16H 50/30 - ICT specially adapted for medical diagnosis, medical simulation or medical data mining; ICT specially adapted for detecting, monitoring or modelling epidemics or pandemics for individual health risk assessment
G16H 10/60 - ICT specially adapted for the handling or processing of patient-related medical or healthcare data for patient-specific data, e.g. for electronic patient records
G16H 40/63 - ICT specially adapted for the management or administration of healthcare resources or facilities; ICT specially adapted for the management or operation of medical equipment or devices for the operation of medical equipment or devices for local operation
A61B 5/02 - Measuring pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
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