Method for manufacturing electroencephalogram cap

Abstract

The invention discloses an electroencephalogram cap manufacturing method. The electroencephalogram cap manufacturing method comprises the following steps that 100, a first elastic band is sewn into the periphery of an electroencephalogram cap; 200, a net-shaped pocket composed of a plurality of transverse elastic bands and a plurality of longitudinal elastic bands is sewn to the periphery of the electroencephalogram cap; each transverse elastic band is respectively and crosswise sewn with each longitudinal elastic band into a whole; and step 300, sewing a neck fixing band on the periphery of the electroencephalogram cap. The device can adapt to the head sizes of different patients, it is guaranteed that the electrode positions are attached accurately, and the equipment cost is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of medical equipment, and in particular to a method for manufacturing an electroencephalogram cap. Background Art

[0002] Clinically, EEG testing is a detection technology that records brain electrical activity by appropriately placing electrodes on the head, amplifying the spontaneous bioelectric activity of brain neurons by 1 million times, and converting pulsed direct current into alternating current. It is mainly used to preliminarily determine whether a patient has epileptic-like discharges or to evaluate their brain function. Currently, hospitals generally use products that integrate electrode fixing caps and electrodes. Although this type of EEG cap can avoid the problem of incorrect electrode placement. However, there are still the following disadvantages: 1. Insufficient interference removal ability: When vascular pulsation and ECG interference occur, due to the immobility of the electrodes, it is impossible to adjust the position appropriately to achieve the effect of getting away from the interference source; 2. Lack of operational convenience: The sponge pad support plate of the common EEG cap is fixed on the fixing belt in the form of a slider. Therefore, for patients with different head sizes, the fixing belt needs to be adjusted to match the length of the patient's chin, thereby increasing the overall recording time, and the map may be distorted due to loose fixation; 3. Insufficient head matching: The existing EEG cap has poor elasticity and cannot ensure that each electrode is tightly attached to the scalp or the correct anatomical position, which reduces the accuracy of the EEG; 4. Fast loss: The material of the existing EEG cap body is easily lost due to frequent stretching during operation, resulting in an increase in equipment cost. Therefore, how to develop a new structure of EEG cap and its preparation method to overcome the above-mentioned problems in the prior art is a direction that technicians in this field need to further study. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an electroencephalogram cap, which can adapt to the head sizes of different patients to ensure accurate fitting of electrode positions and greatly reduce equipment costs.

[0004] The invention discloses a method for manufacturing an electroencephalogram cap, which comprises the following steps:

[0005] Step 100: Sew the first elastic band to form the outer periphery of the EEG cap;

[0006] Step 200: A mesh pocket consisting of a plurality of transverse elastic bands and a plurality of longitudinal elastic bands is sewn on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; each of the transverse elastic bands is respectively cross-sewn with each of the plurality of longitudinal elastic bands to form a whole;

[0007] Step 300: Sew a neck fixing strap onto the outer periphery of the EEG cap.

[0008] Preferably, the outer circumference of the EEG cap is annular and is formed by sewing the first elastic band, which is 118-120 cm long in a natural state, end to end.

[0009] Preferably, step 200 includes:

[0010] The plurality of longitudinal elastic bands include: a second elastic band, a fourth elastic band, and a fifth elastic band;

[0011] The plurality of transverse elastic bands include: a third elastic band, a sixth elastic band, a seventh elastic band, an eighth elastic band, and a ninth elastic band;

[0012] Two ends of the second elastic band are respectively sewn to the midpoint of the frontal pole and the midpoint of the occiput on the outer periphery of the EEG cap to form a longitudinal baseline of the EEG cap; two ends of the third elastic band are respectively sewn to the left mid-temporal region point and the right mid-temporal region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap to form a transverse baseline of the EEG cap; the intersection of the second elastic band and the third elastic band forms a central midpoint; the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the second elastic band;

[0013] The intersection of the sixth elastic band and the second elastic band and the intersection of the seventh elastic band and the second elastic band are respectively located at two trisection points obtained by trisecting the second elastic band with the line connecting the central midpoint and the midpoint of the frontal pole;

[0014] The intersection of the eighth elastic band and the second elastic band and the intersection of the ninth elastic band and the second elastic band are respectively located at two trisection points obtained by trisecting the second elastic band with the line connecting the central midpoint and the midpoint of the occiput.

[0015] Preferably, step 200 includes:

[0016] Two ends of the fourth elastic band are respectively sewn to the left frontal pole region point and the left occipital region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap;

[0017] Two ends of the fifth elastic band are respectively sewn to the right frontal pole region point and the right occipital region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap;

[0018] The left frontal pole region point and the right frontal pole region point are respectively located at positions symmetrically extending 2-3 cm to both sides along the surface of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the midpoint of the frontal pole as the midpoint;

[0019] The left occipital region point and the right occipital region point are respectively located at positions symmetrically extending 2-3 cm to both sides along the surface of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the midpoint of the occiput as the midpoint.

[0020] Preferably, step 200 includes:

[0021] Stretch the sixth elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the sixth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the sixth elastic band; remove the sixth elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the sixth elastic band to the first trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the sixth elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection points of the sixth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the sixth elastic band with the fifth elastic band.

[0022] Stretch the seventh elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the seventh elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the seventh elastic band; remove the seventh elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the seventh elastic band to the second trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the seventh elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection points of the seventh elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the seventh elastic band with the fifth elastic band.

[0023] Stretch the eighth elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the eighth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the eighth elastic band; remove the eighth elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the eighth elastic band to the third trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the eighth elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection points of the eighth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the eighth elastic band with the fifth elastic band.

[0024] Stretch the ninth elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the ninth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the ninth elastic band; remove the ninth elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the ninth elastic band to the fourth trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the ninth elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection points of the ninth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the ninth elastic band with the fifth elastic band.

[0025] Preferably, step 300 includes:

[0026] The neck fixing band includes two cloth bands with lengths of 95 - 105 cm and widths of 0.9 - 1.1 cm respectively, and the left and right ends of the two cloth bands are symmetrically sewn to the outer periphery of the EEG cap.

[0027] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages:

[0028] First, based on the contractility of the elastic band, the EEG cap with a cap body outer circumference of 58 cm can match the head sizes of most adults. Therefore, there is no need to configure multiple models of different sizes, thereby reducing the raw material procurement cost.

[0029] Secondly, the manufacturing process of the present invention is simple, the sewing time can be controlled within twenty minutes, and accurate positioning of each electrode position on the cap body can be achieved.

[0030] Thirdly, the present invention can place the bridge electrodes arbitrarily in the four quadrants formed by the vertical and horizontal intersections of the elastic bands, which is convenient, efficient, and saves the time for adjusting the electrode artifacts.

[0031] Fourthly, the present invention only needs to tie the neck fixing bands at both ends of the cap body to the subject's chin in a slipknot manner to complete the wearing of the EEG cap, without the need to adjust the fixing band length as in the prior art products, and has the advantage of being easy to wear.

[0032] Finally, the present invention has a simple structure, a convenient operation process, and is easy to prepare and use. Description of the Drawings

[0033] Figure 1 It is a side view schematic diagram of the EEG cap obtained in Example 1. In this figure, the second fixing band and the fifth elastic band are omitted, and only a single bridge electrode is shown in this figure.

[0034] Figure 2 It is a top view schematic diagram of the outer periphery of the EEG cap obtained in Example 1.

[0035] Figure 3 It is a distribution schematic diagram of each detection electrode of the EEG cap obtained in Example 1 from a top view angle. In this figure, the slit is omitted.

[0036] In the figure, the corresponding components of each reference numeral are as follows:

[0037] 110, the first elastic band; 120, the second elastic band; 130, the third elastic band; 140, the fourth elastic band; 160, the sixth elastic band; 170, the seventh elastic band; 180, the eighth elastic band; 190, the ninth elastic band; 210, the first fixing band; 300, the bridge electrode; 111, the slit. Detailed Embodiments

[0038] The following describes the embodiments of the present invention through specific examples, and those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification. The present invention can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed in various ways based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0039] Embodiment 1:

[0040] A method for manufacturing an electroencephalogram cap comprises the following steps:

[0041] Step 100: The first elastic band 110 is sewn to form the outer periphery of the EEG cap; the outer periphery of the EEG cap is annular, and is sewn end to end with the first elastic band 110 that is 120 cm long in the natural state. (In this article, the natural state refers to the state when the corresponding elastic band is not stretched.) In this example, the first elastic band 110 is connected end to end in a spiral shape. A nearly annular slit 111 is provided on the outer periphery of the EEG cap. In the subsequent steps: the two ends of the second elastic band 120, the third elastic band 130, the fourth elastic band 140, the fifth elastic band, the sixth elastic band 160, the seventh elastic band 170, the eighth elastic band 180, and the ninth elastic band 190 are respectively inserted into the slit 111 and sewn and fixed on the outer periphery of the EEG cap. By setting it in this way, the structure of the outer periphery of the EEG cap is more stable, and the service life of the first elastic band 110 is increased.

[0042] Step 200: A mesh pocket consisting of a plurality of transverse elastic bands and a plurality of longitudinal elastic bands is sewn on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; each of the transverse elastic bands is respectively cross-sewn with each of the plurality of longitudinal elastic bands to form a whole;

[0043] The plurality of longitudinal elastic bands include: a second elastic band 120 , a fourth elastic band 140 and a fifth elastic band; the plurality of transverse elastic bands include: a third elastic band 130 , a sixth elastic band 160 , a seventh elastic band 170 , an eighth elastic band 180 and a ninth elastic band 190 .

[0044] Both ends of the second elastic band 120 are respectively sewn to the midpoint of the frontal pole and the midpoint of the occiput on the outer periphery of the EEG cap, forming the longitudinal baseline of the EEG cap; both ends of the third elastic band 130 are respectively sewn to the left mid-temporal region point and the right mid-temporal region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap, forming the transverse baseline of the EEG cap. The intersection of the second elastic band 120 and the third elastic band 130 forms the central midpoint; the fourth elastic band 140 and the fifth elastic band are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the second elastic band 120; specifically: both ends of the fourth elastic band 140 are respectively sewn to the left frontal pole region point and the left occipital region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; both ends of the fifth elastic band are respectively sewn to the right frontal pole region point and the right occipital region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; the left frontal pole region point and the right frontal pole region point are respectively located at 2-3 cm symmetrically extending to both sides along the surface of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the midpoint of the frontal pole as the midpoint; the left occipital region point and the right occipital region point are respectively located at 2-3 cm symmetrically extending to both sides along the surface of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the midpoint of the occiput as the midpoint.

[0045] The intersection of the sixth elastic band 160 and the second elastic band 120 and the intersection of the seventh elastic band 170 and the second elastic band 120 are respectively located at the two trisection points obtained by trisecting the line connecting the central midpoint and the midpoint of the frontal pole on the second elastic band 120; the intersection of the eighth elastic band 180 and the second elastic band 120 and the intersection of the ninth elastic band 190 and the second elastic band 120 are respectively located at the two trisection points obtained by trisecting the line connecting the central midpoint and the midpoint of the occiput on the second elastic band 120.

[0046] Specifically: The above process further includes:

[0047] Put the outer periphery of the EEG cap sewn with the second elastic band 120, the third elastic band 130, the fourth elastic band 140 and the fifth elastic band on the patient's head. Subsequently, extend the sixth elastic band 160 along the arc of the patient's skull, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the sixth elastic band 160 with the fourth elastic band 140 and the fifth elastic band, as well as the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the sixth elastic band 160; extend the seventh elastic band 170 along the arc of the patient's skull, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the seventh elastic band 170 with the fourth elastic band 140 and the fifth elastic band, as well as the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the seventh elastic band 170; extend the eighth elastic band 180 along the arc of the patient's skull, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the eighth elastic band 180 with the fourth elastic band 140 and the fifth elastic band, as well as the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the eighth elastic band 180; extend the ninth elastic band 190 along the arc of the patient's skull, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the ninth elastic band 190 with the fourth elastic band 140 and the fifth elastic band, as well as the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the ninth elastic band 190.

[0048] Subsequently, remove the outer periphery of the EEG cap. Remove the sixth elastic band 160, sew the midpoint of the band body of the sixth elastic band 160 to the first trisection point of the second elastic band 120, and sew the two ends of the sixth elastic band 160 to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; then sew the intersection point of the sixth elastic band 160 and the fourth elastic band 140 and the intersection point of the sixth elastic band 160 and the fifth elastic band; remove the seventh elastic band 170, sew the midpoint of the band body of the seventh elastic band 170 to the second trisection point of the second elastic band 120, and sew the two ends of the seventh elastic band 170 to the left anterior temporal region point and the right anterior temporal region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection point of the seventh elastic band 170 and the fourth elastic band 140 to form the left frontal region point, and sew the intersection point of the seventh elastic band 170 and the fifth elastic band to form the right frontal region point. Remove the eighth elastic band 180, sew the midpoint of the band body of the eighth elastic band 180 to the third trisection point of the second elastic band 120, and sew the two ends of the eighth elastic band 180 to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection point of the eighth elastic band 180 and the fourth elastic band 140 and the intersection point of the eighth elastic band 180 and the fifth elastic band; remove the ninth elastic band 190, sew the midpoint of the band body of the ninth elastic band 190 to the fourth trisection point of the second elastic band 120, and sew the two ends of the ninth elastic band 190 to the left posterior temporal region point and the right posterior temporal region point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; sew the intersection point of the ninth elastic band 190 and the fourth elastic band 140 and the intersection point of the ninth elastic band 190 and the fifth elastic band.

[0049] Step 300: Sew a neck fixing band on the outer periphery of the EEG cap. The neck fixing band includes a first fixing band 210 and a second fixing band; both the first fixing band 210 and the second fixing band are cloth strips with a length of 95 - 105 cm and a width of 0.9 - 1.1 cm, and the first fixing band 210 and the second fixing band are symmetrically sewn on the outer periphery of the EEG cap, thus completing the manufacturing process of the EEG cap. The manufactured EEG cap is as shown in the appendix Figures 1-3 as follows.

[0050] In practice, the detection electrodes used in matching with the above EEG cap may adopt bridge electrodes 300. The number of the bridge electrodes 300 can be configured as 8 or 16. When the number of the bridge electrodes is configured as 8, the 8 detection electrodes are respectively pressed between the left frontal pole region point FP1, the right frontal pole region FP2, the left central region point C3, the right central region point C4, the left occipital region point O1, the right occipital region point O2, the left middle temporal region point T3, the right middle temporal region point T4 and the scalp of the patient. When the number of the bridge electrodes is configured as 16, the 16 detection electrodes are respectively pressed between the left frontal pole region point FP1, the right frontal pole region FP2, the left central region point C3, the right central region point C4, the left occipital region point O1, the right occipital region point O2, the left middle temporal region point T3, the right middle temporal region point T4, the left anterior temporal region point F7, the left frontal region point F3, the right frontal region point F4, the right anterior temporal region point F8, the left posterior temporal region point T5, the left parietal region point P3, the right parietal region point P4, the right posterior temporal region point T6 and the scalp of the patient.

[0051] The embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. Even if various changes are made to the present invention, provided that these changes fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention and their equivalent technologies, they still fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for manufacturing an electroencephalogram cap, characterized in that, The steps include: Step 100: Sew the first elastic band to form the outer periphery of the EEG cap; Step 200: A mesh pocket consisting of a plurality of transverse elastic bands and a plurality of longitudinal elastic bands is sewn on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; each of the transverse elastic bands is respectively cross-sewn with each of the plurality of longitudinal elastic bands to form a whole; Step 300: Sew a neck fixing strap onto the outer periphery of the EEG cap.

2. The method for making an EEG cap according to claim 1, characterized in that: The outer circumference of the EEG cap is annular and is formed by sewing the first elastic band, which is 118-120 cm long in a natural state, end to end.

3. The method for making an EEG cap according to claim 2, characterized in that: The step 200 comprises: The plurality of longitudinal elastic bands include: a second elastic band, a fourth elastic band and a fifth elastic band; The plurality of transverse elastic bands include: a third elastic band, a sixth elastic band, a seventh elastic band, an eighth elastic band and a ninth elastic band; The two ends of the second elastic band are respectively sewn to the midpoint of the frontal pole and the midpoint of the occipital pole on the periphery of the EEG cap, forming the longitudinal baseline of the EEG cap; the two ends of the third elastic band are respectively sewn to the left middle temporal region point and the right middle temporal region point on the periphery of the EEG cap, forming the transverse baseline of the EEG cap; the intersection of the second elastic band and the third elastic band forms the central midpoint; the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band are symmetrically distributed on the left and right sides of the second elastic band; The intersection of the sixth elastic band and the second elastic band and the intersection of the seventh elastic band and the second elastic band are respectively located at two trisection points obtained by dividing the second elastic band by a line connecting the central midpoint and the frontal pole midpoint into three equal parts; The intersection of the eighth elastic band and the second elastic band and the intersection of the ninth elastic band and the second elastic band are respectively located at two trisection points obtained by dividing the second elastic band into three equal parts using the line connecting the central midpoint and the pillow midpoint.

4. The method for making an EEG cap according to claim 3, characterized in that: The step 200 comprises: The two ends of the fourth elastic band are respectively sewn to the left frontal pole point and the left occipital point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; The two ends of the fifth elastic band are respectively sewn to the right frontal pole point and the right occipital point on the outer periphery of the EEG cap; The left frontal pole area point and the right frontal pole area point are respectively located symmetrically extending 2-3 cm from the frontal pole midpoint along the surface of the outer periphery of the EEG cap to both sides; The left occipital area point and the right occipital area point are respectively located symmetrically extending 2-3 cm to both sides along the surface of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the occipital midpoint as the midpoint.

5. The method for making an EEG cap according to claim 4, characterized in that: The step 200 comprises: Extend the sixth elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the sixth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the sixth elastic band; Remove the sixth elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the sixth elastic band to the first trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the sixth elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; Sew the intersection points of the sixth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the sixth elastic band with the fifth elastic band. Extend the seventh elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the seventh elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the seventh elastic band; Remove the seventh elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the seventh elastic band to the second trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the seventh elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; Sew the intersection points of the seventh elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the seventh elastic band with the fifth elastic band. Extend the eighth elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the eighth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the eighth elastic band; Remove the eighth elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the eighth elastic band to the third trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the eighth elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; Sew the intersection points of the eighth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the eighth elastic band with the fifth elastic band. Extend the ninth elastic band along the curvature of the patient's head, respectively locate and mark the intersection points of the ninth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the fifth elastic band, and the intersection points of the outer periphery of the EEG cap with the ninth elastic band; Remove the ninth elastic band, sew the midpoint of the band body of the ninth elastic band to the fourth trisection point of the second elastic band, and sew the two ends of the ninth elastic band to the outer periphery of the EEG cap respectively; Sew the intersection points of the ninth elastic band with the fourth elastic band and the intersection points of the ninth elastic band with the fifth elastic band.

6. The method for manufacturing an EEG cap according to claim 5, characterized in that, Step 300 includes: The neck fixing band includes two cloth bands with lengths of 95 - 105 cm and widths of 0.9 - 1.1 cm respectively, and the left and right ends of the two cloth bands are symmetrically sewn to the outer periphery of the EEG cap.

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