JP2010075651A - Animal biological vibration monitoring and announcing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an animal biological vibration monitoring and announcing apparatus which detects a vibration due to a heartbeat, a vibration due to lung breathing, and a vibration due to a body movement when treating an animal in an unrestrained state by placing a high-sensitive vibration sensor for detecting an insensible vibration on a floor having contact with the animal, and then, determines and announces an abnormal change in the physical condition of the animal, based on the detected vibration information. <P>SOLUTION: The animal biological vibration monitoring and announcing apparatus includes the biological vibration sensor means of a porous polypropylene electlet film which detects the vibration due to a heartbeat, the vibration due to lung breathing, and the vibration due to a body movement in the animal, and outputs a vibratory electric signal. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to an animal bio-vibration monitoring and reporting device that monitors and reports the heartbeat, pulmonary respiration status, and body movement of an animal body.

In animal hospitals and the like, for physical condition management of heartbeat and respiration during the operation of animals, the change in physical condition is monitored while wearing an “electrode-type electrocardiograph” and “respiratory monitor” as in humans.

After animal surgery and when hospitalized for illness, physical condition management is carried out in an “animal ICU device” or “pet cage”. However, the “animal ICU device” is the environmental management in the “air conditioning management (cooling and heating function)” and “oxygen administration” devices, and the physical condition change of the animal itself is not directly monitored. However, it is only necessary to attach an “electrode-type electrocardiograph” or “respiratory monitor” to the animal even when it is in the “Animal ICU device” or “Pet cage”, but the animal itself may be removed. Therefore, it is difficult to continuously monitor physical abnormalities.

Therefore, the present invention places a high-sensitivity vibration sensor that can detect minute vibrations on the floor in contact with the animal, and in contact with the animal without restraint, vibration due to heartbeat, vibration due to lung respiration, and body movement. Detect vibration. An object of the present invention is to provide an animal living body vibration monitoring and reporting device that judges and reports an animal's physical condition change based on detected vibration information.

In order to achieve the above object, the animal vibration monitoring and reporting device according to the present invention is based on the pulsation of the heart of the animal body by the porous polypropylene electret film contacting the animal body directly or indirectly through an object. Biological vibration sensor means of porous polypropylene electret film that detects vibration, vibration due to pulmonary breathing, vibration due to body movement and outputs as vibration electric signal, and cardiac vibration electric due to heart beat from vibration electric signal A biological vibration signal extraction filter means for extracting a signal, a lung respiration vibration electric signal by lung respiration, and a corresponding signal of any one of a vibration electric signal, a heart vibration electric signal, and a lung respiration vibration electric signal, or A biological vibration signal monitoring means for monitoring the disappearance of the signal corresponding to each of the combinations and emitting a notification signal, and based on the notification signal Sound, light, and characterized in that it has a notification means notifying with any one or any combination of text display.

The biological vibration signal storage device means includes information on a signal corresponding to each of any one of a vibration electric signal, a heart vibration electric signal, and a lung respiration vibration electric signal, or any combination thereof, It is characterized by storing in order of elapsed time.

Instead of the porous polypropylene electret film of the biological vibration sensor means, it is one of a polyvinylidene fluoride film that is a polymer piezoelectric material, an acceleration sensor, and a weight sensor.

By installing it in an “Animal ICU device” or “Pet cage” according to the present invention, vibrations caused by heart beats, vibrations caused by lung respiration, and vibrations caused by body movements are detected without restraining the animals themselves. By monitoring and monitoring, it is possible to detect and report changes in animal health.

The animal vibration monitoring and reporting apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an outline of the apparatus configuration in the embodiment. The porous polypropylene electret film 110 of the biological vibration sensor means 100 has a structure in which an infinite number of holes are formed inside a polypropylene polymer film, and a high voltage discharge is further applied to accumulate charges in the holes. An electrode terminal is configured by sandwiching both surfaces of the film with a conductive sheet, a conductive paste, or the like. When pressure is applied to the surface of the film, a voltage is generated at the electrode terminal. The porous polypropylene electret film 110 is also represented by the name of an EMFi film (Electro Mechanical Film). When the animal is in contact with the porous polypropylene electret film 110 directly or through an object, vibration due to heart beat, vibration due to lung respiration, and vibration due to body movement can be detected as a change in voltage. The detected vibration is output as an “oscillating electrical signal” 120 that is an electrical signal. The “vibrating electrical signal” 120 is amplified by the electrical signal amplification unit 130 as necessary.

The biological vibration signal extraction filter means 200 is a heart vibration electric signal extraction filter unit 210 from a vibration electric signal 120 in a state in which vibration due to heartbeat, vibration due to lung respiration, and vibration due to body movement are mixed. The cardiac oscillating electrical signal 211 is extracted by performing analog filtering or digital filtering. The lung respiratory vibration electrical signal extraction filter unit 220 extracts the lung respiratory vibration electrical signal 221 by performing analog filter processing or digital filter processing. In the analog filter processing in “Analog OR Digital Filter Processing” 230 and 240, a filter circuit is configured by an operational amplifier or the like. In the case of digital filter processing, the vibration electric signal 120 is converted into a digital signal from an analog signal through an A / D converter, and then subjected to filter processing by software calculation in a CUP (central processing unit). Then, the relevant cardiac oscillating electrical signal 211 and pulmonary respiratory oscillating electrical signal 221 are extracted.

The biological vibration signal monitoring means 300 monitors the disappearance of a corresponding signal selected from the vibration electrical signal 120, the heart vibration electrical signal 211, and the lung respiratory vibration electrical signal 221 in the computer processing unit 310. A notification signal 320 is issued. The oscillating electrical signal 120 is quantified from an analog signal that can be determined by the computer processing unit 310 to a digital signal via the A / D converter 330.

The notification means 400 may notify the animal by any one or a combination of “buzzer or speaker sound”, “light from a light bulb”, “text display on a liquid crystal display”, etc. Report physical condition changes.

The biological vibration signal storage device means 500 stores the vibration electrical signal 120 in the storage element 510 in order of elapsed time. The animal biological vibration monitoring / notifying device of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  The animal vibration monitoring and reporting device of the present invention can also be used by humans.

These are figures which show the outline | summary of the operation | movement in an Example. These are block diagrams which show the outline | summary of the apparatus structure in an Example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Biological vibration sensor means 110 Porous polypropylene electret film 120 Vibratory electric signal 130 Electric signal amplification part 200 Biological vibration signal extraction filter means 210 Cardiac vibration electric signal extraction filter part 211 Cardiac vibration electric signal 220 Pulmonary respiratory vibration electric signal Extraction filter unit 221 Pulmonary respiratory vibration electrical signal 230 Analog or digital filter processing 240 Analog or digital filter processing 300 Biological vibration signal monitoring means 310 Computer processing unit 320 Notification signal 330 A / D converter 400 Reporting means 500 Biological vibration signal storage device means 510 Memory element

Claims (3)

The porous polypropylene electret film is in contact with the animal body directly or indirectly through an object to detect the vibration of the animal body due to pulsation of the heart, vibration due to lung respiration, vibration due to body movement, and vibration. Biological vibration sensor means for the porous polypropylene electret film that is output as a pulsating electrical signal, and a biological vibration sensor that extracts a cardiac oscillating electrical signal due to heart beat and a pulmonary respiratory oscillating electrical signal due to lung respiration from the vibrating electrical signal The vibration signal extraction filter means and the signal corresponding to each one of the vibration electric signal, the heart vibration electric signal, the lung respiratory vibration electric signal, or any combination thereof disappear. A biological vibration signal monitoring means for monitoring and issuing a notification signal, and any one of sound, light and sentence display based on the notification signal A living animal body vibration monitoring and reporting device, characterized in that it comprises a notification means for notifying in any combination. The animal biological vibration monitoring / notifying device according to claim 1, further comprising any one of the vibration electric signal, the heart vibration electric signal, and the lung respiratory vibration electric signal, or any combination thereof. An animal biological vibration monitoring / notifying device having biological vibration signal storage means for storing information of signals corresponding to each in order of elapsed time. 2. The animal biological vibration monitoring / notifying device according to claim 1, wherein, in place of the porous polypropylene electret film of the biological vibration sensor means, any one of a polyvinylidene fluoride film which is a polymer piezoelectric material, an acceleration sensor, and a weight sensor. Animal vibration monitoring and reporting device characterized by