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WO2007130591A2 - Souris d'ordinateur combinée avec un sphygmomanomètre pour la pression artérielle - Google Patents

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WO2007130591A2
WO2007130591A2 PCT/US2007/010866 US2007010866W WO2007130591A2 WO 2007130591 A2 WO2007130591 A2 WO 2007130591A2 US 2007010866 W US2007010866 W US 2007010866W WO 2007130591 A2 WO2007130591 A2 WO 2007130591A2
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Ping Cheng Benjamin Liu
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
    • A61B5/021—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
    • A61B5/022—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
    • A61B5/02233—Occluders specially adapted therefor
    • A61B5/02241—Occluders specially adapted therefor of small dimensions, e.g. adapted to fingers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6887—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
    • A61B5/6897—Computer input devices, e.g. mice or keyboards
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the cardiovascular system, e.g. pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow
    • A61B5/021—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels
    • A61B5/022—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers
    • A61B5/02225—Measuring pressure in heart or blood vessels by applying pressure to close blood vessels, e.g. against the skin; Ophthalmodynamometers using the oscillometric method

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  • Hypertension is one of modern society's most insidious diseases. Left untreated, it causes life-threatening problems including atherosclerosis, strokes and aneurysms. Long-term hypertension can result in diminished cardio-vascular and kidney function. Yet while high blood pressure is one of the simplest problems to detect in an entirely non-invasive process, it is all too commonly undetected in a large portion of the population. In the past twenty years or so, with the advent of low-cost microprocessor chips and miniature digital electronics and electromagnetic devices, the self-measurement of blood pressure by non-medical personnel has become more readily available. Nevertheless, blood pressure sphygmomanometers are still too sophisticated for a large segment of the population. Even those who are entirely capable of operating such devices tend to put them away in drawers and other out of the way places where they often remain mostly forgotten and unused.
  • the present invention combines the blood pressure sphygmomanometer with one of the most commonly available devices of the modern world, the computer mouse. Moreover, the invention incorporates the sphygmomanometer cuff into the computer mouse in a manner which makes it extremely simple and convenient to initiate and carry out the blood pressure measurement process.
  • the sphygmomanometer cuff is nominally positioned within the mouse structure and is extended outside the mouse housing during the measurement.
  • the cuff is always external of the mouse structure and is easily connected to the mouse at special ports during the measurement.
  • the cuff is always internal of the mouse structure and is readily accessible through an aperture in the housing surface of the mouse to permit the measurement to take place.
  • a hinged or slidable door or panel protects the cuff or cuff ports between measurements.
  • the sphygmomanometer cuff is configured for receiving a human finger in circumambient pressured engagement using controlled air pressure to vary the cuff/finger engagement pressure in a precise manner.
  • the cuff is designed to engage the wrist.
  • Computer software to be described herein, can then utilize this digital data (typically in binary form) to create a suitable display of the measured parameters on the computer's monitor.
  • Other functions can also be carried out such as recording the data, graphically plotting data over numerous measurements and communicating the data to others such as by means of the internet for example by e-mail to pre- assigned medical personnel.
  • the principal advantage of the present invention is therefore clearly the proliferation of a simple and convenient way for the great number of computer users to have the benefits of frequent blood pressure monitoring. Moreover, because the computer mouse can normally be readily replaced in existing computers, this clearly beneficial health-related device can be enjoyed by substantially every computer user and his or her family with relatively little investment. Additionally, society as a whole will benefit from the likely increase in the early detection of hypertension and the resulting timely treatment thereof and prevention of related diseases. Thus it is believed that the present invention has the potential of leading to a profound change ⁇ n both the configuration of computer mouse controllers and in the number of early detected hypertensive individuals.
  • FIGs. 1 through 6 are various views of a first embodiment of the invention in which a sphygmomanometer pressure cuff is selectively ejected from within a mouse controller for blood pressure measurement;
  • FIGs. 10 through 11 are views of a second embodiment of the invention in which a sphygmomanometer pressure cuff is selectively affixed to ports at the exterior of a mouse controller for the measurement;
  • FIGs. 12 through 13 are views of a third embodiment of the invention in which a sphygmomanometer pressure cuff is fixedly positioned within the housing of a mouse controller and is accessible through at least one aperture in the housing for the measurement;
  • FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the sphygmomanometer and computer interface which may be employed using an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIGs. 15 and 16 are representations of a computer monitor display of a record of blood pressure measurements; and FIGs. 17 through 21 are various views of an embodiment of the invention herein where the mouse controller houses a sphygmomanometer having a wrist cuff for engaging a human wrist.
  • a first embodiment mouse controller 10 comprises a housing 12, click buttons 13 and 15 and control device 14. It will be understood that the precise configuration of the mouse controller hereof may be varied to virtually any of the many conventional designs. Therefore the shape, location and number of click buttons, the control device 14 and the shape of the housing 12 are all shown herein as illustrative only and should not be deemed limiting of the scope hereof. However, what is a significant improvement over conventional mouse controllers now follows.
  • a hinged door 16 is provided on the side of mouse housing 12.
  • Hinged door 16 when opened about a hinge 17, leads to the interior of housing 12 where a sphygmomanometer 21 and its cuff assembly 18 are located.
  • cuff assembly 18 upon activation of the sphygmomanometer 21 , cuff assembly 18 extends through door 16 to the exterior of the mouse housing as shown best in FlGs. 3 to 5.
  • the sphygmomanometer 21 comprises an inflatable air bag 25 within the annular interior of cuff assembly 18. Also forming sphygmomanometer 21 are solenoid 26, extender arm 28, motorized air pump 30, pressure sensor 32 and release valve 34. Solenoid 26 and extender arm 28 provide the ability to extend the cuff assembly 18 out of the housing 12 as previously described in conjunction with FIGs. 3 to 5. Air pump 30 provides the pressurized air to selectively expand air bag 25 to forcefully grasp a finger protruding through cuff assembly 18.
  • Pressure sensor 32 senses the pressure at the air bag/finger surface interface and release valve 34 releases air from the air bag 25 at a rate that is commensurate with sensor 32 oscillometrically sensing the systolic and diastolic blood pressure at the inserted finger.
  • FIGs. 10 and 11 illustrate a second embodiment mouse controller 40 having a housing 42, click buttons 43 and 45 and control device 45.
  • the housing provides jacks 46 and 48 to which an external cuff assembly 50 having an air bag 52, is attached by connectors 54 and 56.
  • a connector brace 58 mates with a brace receptacle 60 to further support the cuff assembly 50.
  • the remaining components of the sphygmomanometer (less extender arm 28 and solenoid 26 which aren't required in this second embodiment) are interior to housing 42.
  • a jack cover 47 may be employed to protect the jacks 46 and 48 when the sphygmomanometer is not in use.
  • FIGs. 12 and 13 illustrate a third illustrative embodiment mouse controller 70 having a housing 72, click buttons 73 and 75 and control device 74.
  • a sphygmomanometer is fully contained in a fixed position interior of housing 72 which has apertures 76 axially aligned on opposed side surfaces of the housing. Within apertures 76 is positioned a cuff assembly 78 and an air bag 80 to receive a person's finger for blood pressure and pulse rate measurement as previously described.
  • FIG. 14 is a block diagram of the sphygmoma ⁇ ometer/computer interface showing that the air bag is connected through air tubes to the pump, the pressure sensor and release valve.
  • FIG. 15 shows the typical data transmitted to the computer during the blood pressure measurement and from which the systolic, diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate parameters are obtained.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a typical display presented on the computer monitor after a measurement is completed. The data may be logged and graphically displayed over multiple measurements to provide a time-based record of changes in blood pressure and pulse rate.
  • FIGs. 17 through 21 illustrate various views of still another embodiment hereof wherein a computer mouse 82 comprises a latched access door 84 along a bottom surface of the controller.
  • the access door 84 may be released by depressing a pair of opposed latches 86 so that the door can be folded out as shown in FIG. 19 and extended to about 180 degrees relative to the bottom surface of the mouse as shown in FIGs. 20 and 21.
  • a wrist cuff 88 is affixed to the interior of the access door 84.
  • a user may then simply place the mouse 82 into the palm of his or her hand so that the wrist cuff 88 may be wrapped around the user's adjacent wrist. The remaining operation of the embodiment of FIGs.

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L'invention concerne d'une manière générale des dispositifs de surveillance de la pression artérielle. Plus précisément, elle concerne une unité de commande de souris d'ordinateur incorporant un brassard pneumatique de doigt ou de poignet permettant de surveiller la pression artérielle et de transmettre les données mesurées à l'ordinateur associé à la souris. Ces données sont ensuite affichées à l'écran de l'ordinateur pour fournir une représentation aisément compréhensible des paramètres mesurés.
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