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Menstrual cycle monitoring apparatus, toilet apparatus, and menstrual cycle monitoring method

A technology of menstrual cycle and monitoring device, applied in water supply devices, sanitary equipment for toilets, medical science, etc., can solve problems such as rising costs, forgetting to carry, and narrowing of the periphery of toilets.

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-02-09
PANASONIC CORP
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[0006] However, in the technology shown in JP-A-9-75352, it is necessary to equip the toilet or toilet seat with a device for collecting urine or washing water, a reagent for detecting the blood reaction of the collected liquid, and an odor sensor. There are problems such as cost increase, large-scale equipment, and narrowing of the periphery of the toilet, etc.
[0007] In addition, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-84036, the user must carry a dedicated watch with him every day, and there are problems such as forgetting to carry it or wanting to change the watch according to TPO, which cannot respond to women's psychology.

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[0033] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing configurations of a bidet cleaning device 116 and a menstrual cycle monitoring device 100 in Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In FIG. 1, the bidet cleaning device 116 is a device that is mounted on a toilet or the like, and after the user defecates or urinates, warm water or the like is injected from a cleaning nozzle incorporated in the toilet or toilet to clean the vagina. Women use after urination, or to wash menstrual blood or leucorrhea. Such a bidet cleaning device 116 includes an operation unit 110 , a control unit 114 , and a cleaning nozzle 115 . The operation unit 110 is an input unit for the user to instruct the bidet washing device 116 to start washing or a washing method, and includes operation switches such as a bidet washing switch 111 , a wide washing switch 112 , and a stop switch 113 . When the bidet washing switch 111 is pressed, a signal indicating an instruction to start washing the bidet is output...

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A menstrual cycle monitoring apparatus 100 that determines a menstrual cycle of a user is composed of: a clock unit 103 that measures a usage quantity (i.e., a cleansing time period taken from when a bidet switch 111 is pressed to when a stop switch 113 is pressed) of the bidet apparatus 116 that cleanses the vaginal area; a memory unit 104 that accumulates a history of the measured usage quantity for each date; and a menstrual cycle determining unit 105 that determines the menstrual cycle of the user on the basis of the history of the usage quantity accumulated in the memory unit 104.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a menstrual cycle monitoring device and a menstrual cycle monitoring method for judging a user's menstruation, ovulation, and other menstrual cycles based on the use records of a bidet cleaning device installed in a toilet to clean a human body. Background technique [0002] For women, menstruation (physiology) is a source of information about health status. The hormones released from the brain and pituitary gland stimulate the ovaries to act, causing the ovaries to secrete two female hormones, follicle hormone (estrogen) and luteinizing hormone, which cause changes in the endometrium and produce menstruation. The menstrual rhythm is also known as the hormonal rhythm. If the balance of hormones is disturbed, it will cause various discomforts or diseases of the human body, so the management of women's menstrual cycle is indispensable for women's health management. In addition, there are many people who suffer from poor...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): E03D9/00A61B10/00E03D9/08
CPCE03D9/08
Inventor 白石孝子山本浩司改田爱美
Owner PANASONIC CORP
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