Intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring, regulating and controlling puerpera lotion

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring, regulating and controlling emulsion of a puerpera. In order to solve the problems that existing watch type and glasses type wearable systems are single in biological signal collection and cannot effectively collect puerpera milk yield information, a flexible electronic system is combined with traditional underwear, and the milk yield monitoring wearable intelligent system based on the traditional female underwear is developed and can monitor puerpera milk yield changes in real time; and the health of the puerpera and the infant is prevented from being injured due to insufficient lactation or milk deposition. The defects that existing manual monitoring is low in efficiency and poor in real-time performance are overcome. A feedback adjusting vibration motor is additionally arranged in the system, massage physical therapy can be conducted on the puerpera in real time, the lactation and drainage conditions of the puerpera are improved in time, compared with a traditional manual physical therapy process, the diagnosis process for finding abnormal milk volume of the puerpera is omitted, the timeliness of physical therapy is greatly improved, and lesions can be rapidly eliminated.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of wearable electronics, and in particular relates to an intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal lotion. Background Art

[0002] During the lactation period after childbirth, the immune system of the mother is relatively weak. Inappropriate breastfeeding methods can easily cause damage to the health of the mother and the infant. In particular, the discharge of breast milk from the mother has a great impact on the health of the mother. The residual breast milk can easily clog the breast tissue, causing mastitis, affecting the health of the mother and normal lactation, and affecting the normal breastfeeding of the infant. At present, the main way to solve this problem is still to rely on experienced lactation consultants and breast care staff to guide breastfeeding for mothers. The labor cost is high, and it is difficult to achieve real-time monitoring and risk prevention monitoring before problems occur.

[0003] With the development of wearable electronic technology, more and more wearable human health monitoring devices are being used in people's lives. By integrating sensors, acquisition circuits and transmission modules with wearable platforms, real-time monitoring of human physiological signals and rapid disease diagnosis can be achieved. Currently, common wearable platforms mainly include: watch-style wearables and glasses wearables. The single wearable part leads to fewer monitored physiological signals, mainly including: pulse, blood oxygen, heart rate, etc.

[0004] However, due to the particularity of physiological signals such as maternal milk secretion and milk residue, the existing wearable electronic sensing solutions, wearable platforms and corresponding sensor characteristics are not suitable for real-time and effective monitoring. There is also a lack of effective sensing solutions, corresponding signal sampling and analysis methods, and feedback adjustment methods for this special physiological signal. Summary of the invention

[0005] The purpose of the present invention is to provide an intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal lotion in order to solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0006] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows: an intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk, the wearable clothing system comprising: a bra body, a feedback adjustment module, a stretchable strain sensor and a flexible main control device;

[0007] A stretchable strain sensor is arranged inside the bra body, and the stretchable strain sensor indirectly measures the change of the milk volume of the parturient by monitoring the strain change of the corresponding position of the bra.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment, the bra body has a front-opening structure, and the two cups are connected by a front buckle, so that the cups can be opened at any time for breastfeeding while maintaining the bra structure.

[0009] In a preferred embodiment, the stretchable strain sensor is placed on a bra, and the change in the amount of milk of the mother is indirectly measured by monitoring the strain change at the corresponding position of the bra.

[0010] In a preferred embodiment, the placement position of the stretchable strain sensor can be: the front buckle of the bra, the shoulder strap, the cup and other positions where the strain change is obvious, and the sensor can be connected to the bra body by sewing and gluing.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment, the stretchable strain sensor may be a resistive strain sensor or a capacitive strain sensor, and the sensing material of the stretchable strain sensor may be a sensitive material such as metal, carbon material, conductive polymer, ion gel, etc.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment, the feedback regulation module contacts and stimulates specific acupuncture points on the chest and back. Optional acupuncture point stimulation methods include: electroacupuncture, ultrasonic acupuncture, vibration massage, etc. Optional acupuncture points include: Ruzhong, Shanzhong, Rugen, Tianchi, Yingchuang, Shenfeng, Yunmen, Zhongfu, etc., which are acupuncture points for improving lactation and milk ejection.

[0013] In a preferred embodiment, the optional acupoint stimulation methods of the feedback regulation module include: electroacupuncture, ultrasonic acupuncture, and vibration massage.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment, the optional acupoints of the feedback regulation module include: Ruzhong, Shanzhong, Rugen, Tianchi, Yingchuang, Shenfeng, Yunmen, Zhongfu, etc., which are acupoints for improving lactation and milk ejection due to lack of milk.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment, the flexible main control device collects and processes sensor information in real time, communicates with the host computer by wireless communication, packages the milk volume information and transmits it to the host computer for the host computer program to process the information, accepts commands from the host computer, and promptly starts the feedback adjustment module to stimulate the acupoints to improve the breastfeeding condition of the parturient. The flexible main control device uses a flexible circuit board integrated device and is encapsulated by an elastomer. This flexible structure can better adapt to the complex deformation surface of the bra. Optional wireless communication methods include: Bluetooth, wifi, Zigbee, Z-Wave, RFID, etc. Optional host computer platforms include: PC, mobile phone, cloud server and other intelligent terminals.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment, the main task of the host computer is to receive information from the flexible main control, unpack the information to obtain milk volume data, record breast weight, calculate milk change rate and other data, and process the data using data analysis methods to diagnose whether the mother's milk volume is normal, determine the risk level of milk stasis based on data such as the milk change rate, and determine whether to send acupoint stimulation commands to the flexible main control based on the diagnosis results and the risk level, thereby providing feedback to regulate the mother's breastfeeding.

[0017] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0018] 1. In this invention, in view of the problem that the existing watch-type and glasses-type wearable systems collect only single biological signals and cannot effectively collect information on the amount of milk of parturient women, the present invention combines the flexible electronic system with traditional underwear and develops a wearable intelligent system for monitoring the amount of milk of parturient women based on traditional women's underwear, which can monitor the changes in the amount of milk of parturient women in real time and prevent the health of parturient women and infants from being harmed due to insufficient lactation or milk accumulation. It overcomes the weaknesses of low efficiency and poor real-time performance of existing manual monitoring.

[0019] 2. In the present invention, the feedback regulating vibration motor added to the system can provide real-time massage therapy to the parturient, and timely improve the parturient's lactation and milk discharge conditions. Compared with the traditional manual therapy process, it eliminates the diagnostic process of discovering abnormal milk volume of the parturient, greatly improves the timeliness of the therapy, and is conducive to the rapid elimination of lesions. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the system of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the structure of the stretchable strain sensor in the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the connection of the flexible main control circuit in the present invention;

[0024] Figure 5 It is a program flow chart of the host computer in the present invention.

[0025] Markings in the figure: 1. Bra body; 2. Feedback adjustment module; 3. Stretchable strain sensor; 4. Flexible main control device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention and are not used to limit the present invention.

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[0029] An intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal lotion.

[0030] To achieve the above purpose, the hardware structure of the wearable system proposed in the present invention includes four parts: a bra body, a stretchable strain sensor, a feedback adjustment module, and a flexible main control. Figure 1 shown.

[0031] The bra main body has a front-opening structure, and the two cups are connected by a front buckle. While maintaining the bra structure, the cups can be opened at any time for the mother to breastfeed.

[0032] The stretchable strain sensor is placed on the bra, and by monitoring the strain changes at the corresponding positions of the bra, the changes in the breast volume of the mother are indirectly measured. The sensor can be placed at the front buckle, shoulder straps, cups and other positions where the strain changes are obvious. The sensor can be connected to the bra body by sewing and gluing. The principle of the strain sensor can be resistive, capacitive, etc., and the sensing material can be sensitive materials such as metal, carbon material, conductive polymer, ion gel, etc.

[0033] The feedback adjustment module uses acupuncture point stimulation in traditional Chinese medicine to stimulate specific acupuncture points on the chest and back, thereby improving the lactation and milk ejection of parturients. Optional acupuncture point stimulation methods include: electroacupuncture, ultrasonic acupuncture, vibration massage, etc. Optional acupuncture points include: Ruzhong, Shanzhong, Rugen, Tianchi, Yingchuang, Shenfeng, Yunmen, Zhongfu, etc., which are acupuncture points for improving lactation and milk ejection due to lack of milk.

[0034] The main function of the flexible main control is to collect and process sensor information in real time, communicate with the host computer through wireless communication, package the milk volume information and transmit it to the host computer for the host computer program to process the information, accept commands from the host computer, and promptly start the feedback adjustment module to stimulate the acupoints to improve the breastfeeding condition of the mother. The main control uses flexible circuit board integrated devices and is encapsulated by elastomers. This flexible structure can better adapt to the complex deformation surface of the bra. Optional wireless communication methods include: Bluetooth, wifi, Zigbee, Z-Wave, RFID, etc. Optional host computer platforms include: PC, mobile phone, cloud server and other smart terminals.

[0035] The main task of the upper computer program is to receive information from the flexible main control, unpack the information to obtain milk volume data, record breast weight, calculate milk change rate and other data, and use data analysis methods to process the data, diagnose whether the mother's milk volume is normal, and judge the risk of milk stasis based on data such as the milk change rate. Based on the diagnosis results and the risk level, it is determined whether to send acupoint stimulation commands to the flexible main control, thereby providing feedback to regulate the mother's breastfeeding.

[0036] Figure 2 The figure shows an application example of the hardware of the wearable intelligent system for monitoring milk volume, which adopts a front-opening design to facilitate breastfeeding for mothers.

[0037] The stretchable strain sensor is set at the front buckle of the bra and connected to the bra by gluing. The strain sensor at the front buckle monitors the tensile strain of the front buckle. The increase of the strain of the front buckle indicates that the distance between the two cups increases due to the expansion of the breasts (indicating the swelling of the breasts due to lactation). By detecting this strain change, the volume change of the expanded breasts can be indirectly detected, and the accurate change of the milk volume can be obtained, so as to analyze the milk production of the mother and whether there is any milk that has not been discharged. The strain sensor adopts a laminated structure, which is made of a patterned metal deposited on the surface of an elastic polymer. The structure is as follows Figure 3 As shown, the sensor as a whole has good tensile resistance. The resistance of the patterned metal changes after being subjected to strain, and the strain generated is measured by testing the resistance change. The elastomeric polymer material can be a common elastic polymer material such as PDMS, Ecoflex, PU, ​​SBS, SEBS, etc. The patterned metal can be a pure metal such as Ag, Cu, Au, Zr, Ni, or an alloy thereof. The patterned metal has a wavy line pattern, has redundancy, and can increase the tensile resistance.

[0038] The feedback adjustment module uses a vibration motor, which performs high-frequency vibration massage to stimulate acupoints and help mothers improve breastfeeding. The vibration motor is fixed on the cup, corresponding to the acupoints on the breasts of mothers, namely Tianchi, Rugen, and Ruzhong. The vibration motor has a flat cylindrical shape, a diameter of 10mm, a thickness of 2-3mm, a small size, light weight, and is easy to integrate.

[0039] The flexible main control unit is located at the bra strap position and consists of a flexible circuit board and its encapsulated elastomer. The flexible circuit includes: vibration motor drive circuit, resistance detection module, RF module, power module and MCU and its peripheral circuits. Its circuit connection is as follows Figure 3 As shown. Each module is integrated through FPCB and encapsulated by elastomer to prepare a flexible and bendable circuit system. The elastomer polymer material can be PDMS, Ecoflex, PU, ​​SBS, SEBS and other common elastic polymer materials, and the connection method includes suturing, gluing and attaching. Its overall structure is as shown Figure 4 shown.

[0040] The flexible master motor drive circuit is composed of a field effect transistor switch, which is connected to the vibration motor through a metal wire, and its gate is connected to the IO port of the MCU. The MCU turns the vibration motor on and off by controlling the gate potential, and can change the power percentage of the vibration motor by sending PWM waves to control the vibration intensity.

[0041] The flexible main control resistance detection module is used to detect the change in resistance of the metal layer of the stretchable strain sensor under tensile deformation. The structure is an ADC chip connected to a single-bridge measurement circuit, as shown in the figure. The ADC collects the voltage change at both ends of the bridge circuit to measure the change in resistance of the metal layer, so that the strain size can be determined according to the material system. The resistance detection module is connected to the stretchable strain sensor through a metal wire and communicates with the MCU through a data transmission interface. The optional data transmission interface includes common data interfaces such as serial port, IIC, and SPI.

[0042] The flexible master control RF module is used for data transmission, real-time upload of detection data, and transmission of host computer commands to the MCU. The communication methods with the host computer include: Bluetooth, WIFI, NFC and other methods. The RF module is connected to the MCU through the data transmission interface for data transmission. The optional data transmission interface includes common data interfaces such as serial port, IIC, SPI, etc.

[0043] The flexible master power module can be composed of a battery, an LDO, and a DCDC to provide a stable power supply for other modules in the flexible master, and output a stable power supply to power the stretchable strain sensor and the vibration motor.

[0044] The flexible main control MCU is mainly responsible for real-time data communication interaction, resistance data measurement, calculation and evaluation of maternal milk volume, turning on and off vibration massage and other tasks. Its peripheral circuits include crystal oscillator circuits and power supply filtering to ensure the normal operation of the MCU.

[0045] Based on the above hardware system, during the system wearing cycle, the flexible main control MCU controls the resistance detection module to measure the resistance change of the stretchable strain sensor at regular intervals, and calculates the sensor strain size and the corresponding breast volume change value according to the resistance change value. The calculated breast volume change value is sent to the RF module, which then sends it to the host computer or cloud server.

[0046] The program flow of the host computer or cloud server is as follows Figure 5The upper computer or cloud server analyzes and processes the milk volume change data, records the empty breast weight, milk volume, milk volume change rate and other data, and compares them with the normal maternal milk volume change curve during the lactation cycle to analyze the maternal lactation status. If the maternal lactation rate is abnormal or the milk volume after lactation is abnormal, the upper computer or cloud server sends a control command, receives the command through the radio frequency module, and the MCU turns on the vibration motor to stimulate the corresponding acupuncture points on the breast, thereby improving the maternal lactation status.

[0047] In this invention, in view of the problem that the existing watch-type and glasses-type wearable systems collect only a single biological signal and cannot effectively collect information on the amount of milk of the mother, the present invention combines the flexible electronic system with the traditional underwear and develops a wearable intelligent system for monitoring the amount of milk of the mother based on the traditional women's underwear, which can monitor the changes in the amount of milk of the mother in real time and prevent the health of the mother and the infant from being harmed due to insufficient lactation or milk accumulation. It overcomes the weaknesses of the existing manual monitoring with low efficiency and poor real-time performance.

[0048] In the present invention, the milk volume change data is analyzed and processed on the upper computer side or the cloud server side, and the data such as the empty breast weight, the milk volume, and the milk volume change rate are recorded. The data is compared with the change curve of the normal parturient's milk volume during the lactation cycle to analyze the parturient's lactation status. When the parturient's lactation rate is abnormal or the milk volume after lactation is abnormal, the upper computer or the cloud server sends a control command, and the command is received through the radio frequency module, and the MCU turns on the vibration motor to stimulate the corresponding acupuncture points on the breast, thereby improving the parturient's lactation status. The feedback adjustment vibration motor added to the system can perform massage therapy on the parturient in real time, and timely improve the parturient's lactation and milk discharge status. Compared with the traditional manual therapy process, the diagnostic process of discovering abnormal milk volume of the parturient is omitted, which greatly improves the timeliness of the therapy and is conducive to the rapid elimination of the lesion.

[0049] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise a ..." do not exclude the existence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the elements.

[0050] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit the same. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk, characterized in that: The wearable clothing system comprises: a bra main body (1), a feedback adjustment module (2), a stretchable strain sensor (3) and a flexible main control device (4); A stretchable strain sensor (3) is arranged inside the bra body (1), and the stretchable strain sensor (3) indirectly measures the change in the amount of milk of the parturient by monitoring the change in strain at the corresponding position of the bra.

2. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The bra main body (1) has a front-opening structure, and two cups are connected by a front buckle, so that the cups can be opened at any time to facilitate breastfeeding for the mother while maintaining the bra structure.

3. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The stretchable strain sensor (3) is placed on the bra, and indirectly measures the change in the breast milk volume of the parturient by monitoring the strain change at the corresponding position of the bra.

4. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The stretchable strain sensor (3) may be installed at a location where strain changes are obvious, such as the front buckle of a bra, a shoulder strap, a cup, etc. The sensor may be connected to the bra body by sewing or gluing.

5. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The stretchable strain sensor (3) may be a resistive strain sensor or a capacitive strain sensor, and the sensing material of the stretchable strain sensor (3) may be a sensitive material such as metal, carbon material, conductive polymer, ion gel, etc.

6. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The feedback regulation module (2) contacts and stimulates specific acupuncture points on the chest and back. Optional acupuncture point stimulation methods include: electroacupuncture, ultrasonic acupuncture, vibration massage, etc. Optional acupuncture points include: Ruzhong, Shanzhong, Rugen, Tianchi, Yingchuang, Shenfeng, Yunmen, Zhongfu, etc., which are acupuncture points for improving lactation and milk discharge due to lack of milk.

7. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The optional acupoint stimulation methods of the feedback regulation module (2) include: electric acupuncture, ultrasonic acupuncture, and vibration massage.

8. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 6, characterized in that: The optional acupoints of the feedback regulation module (2) include: Ruzhong, Shanzhong, Rugen, Tianchi, Yingchuang, Shenfeng, Yunmen, Zhongfu, etc., which are acupoints for improving lactation and milk secretion due to lack of milk.

9. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The flexible main control device (4) collects and processes sensor information in real time, communicates with a host computer by wireless communication, packages milk volume information and transmits it to the host computer for information processing by the host computer program, receives commands from the host computer, and promptly activates the feedback adjustment module to stimulate acupoints to improve the breastfeeding condition of the parturient. The flexible main control device (4) uses a flexible circuit board integrated device and is encapsulated by an elastomer. This flexible structure can better adapt to the complex deformation surface of a bra. Optional wireless communication methods include: Bluetooth, wifi, Zigbee, Z-Wave, RFID, and optional host computer platforms include: PC, mobile phone, cloud server and other intelligent terminals.

10. The intelligent wearable clothing system for monitoring and regulating maternal milk as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that: The main task of the host computer is to receive information from the flexible main control, unpack the information to obtain milk volume data, record breast weight, calculate milk change rate and other data, and use data analysis methods to process the data, diagnose whether the mother's milk volume is normal, judge the risk of milk stasis based on the milk change rate and other data, and judge whether to send acupoint stimulation commands to the flexible main control based on the diagnosis results and the risk level, so as to provide feedback to regulate the mother's breastfeeding.

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