Monitoring system for wireless charging of pulse generator

Abstract

The utility model provides a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator, the monitoring system comprises a charging bin, the charging bin is internally provided with a reserved space for placing the pulse generator, the charging bin comprises a structure main body and a charging coil, the charging coil is arranged in the charging bin, and the charging coil corresponds to external wireless charging equipment; the monitoring equipment comprises a data acquisition module, a data processing module and an instruction execution module; the data acquisition module is configured to acquire various parameter data inside and outside the charging bin when the pulse generator is charged; the data processing module is configured to judge whether the operation environment of the charging bin is normal or not according to the parameter data, and generate a control instruction for adjusting, turning on or turning off the external wireless charging equipment; and the instruction execution module is configured to execute the control instruction issued by the data processing module. According to the monitoring equipment, the problem that effective monitoring equipment is lacked in the wireless charging process of an existing pulse generator is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of wireless charging, in particular to a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator. Background Art

[0002] Active implantable medical devices require surgical implantation for long-term use. The use of rechargeable batteries offers hope for extending the lifespan of these devices and reducing the number of surgeries. With the widespread use of rechargeable batteries in pulse generators, monitoring and recording the wireless charging process has become particularly important.

[0003] At present, when wirelessly charging an active implantable rechargeable pulse generator (hereinafter referred to as the pulse generator), the pulse generator is charged by manually operating a programmable charger. The full name requires manual supervision to record data such as charging time. There is a lack of temperature monitoring and recording of the charging system, and there is also a lack of monitoring and recording of the overall power consumption of the system. First, the charging system composed of a programmable charger and a pulse generator also has the problem of only passive heat dissipation and lack of active heat dissipation. Secondly, the original manual operation mode cannot obtain the overall temperature changes of the programmable charger and the pulse generator during the charging process in real time, cannot automatically count the power consumed during the charging process, and the operator cannot observe the over-temperature and recovery of the charging system in time. Utility Model Content

[0004] The present application provides a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator to solve the problem of lack of effective monitoring equipment in the existing wireless charging process of the pulse generator.

[0005] The monitoring system comprises:

[0006] A charging compartment, wherein the charging compartment has a reserved space for placing a pulse generator, the charging compartment includes a structural body and a charging coil, the charging coil is disposed in the reserved space, the charging coil corresponds to an external wireless charging device, and the reserved space is disposed within the structural body;

[0007] A monitoring device, wherein the monitoring device is partially arranged on the charging bin, and the monitoring device includes a data acquisition module, a data processing module and an instruction execution module; the data acquisition module is configured to obtain various parameter data inside and outside the charging bin when the pulse generator is charging; the data processing module is configured to determine whether the operating environment of the charging bin is normal based on the parameter data, and generate control instructions for adjusting, turning on or off the external wireless charging device; the instruction execution module is configured to execute the control instructions issued by the data processing module.

[0008] Preferably, the charging compartment further includes:

[0009] a spring group, the spring group being arranged at the bottom of the reserved space, and one end of the spring group being connected to the structural body;

[0010] A support plate is arranged in the reserved space, the other end of the spring group is connected to the support plate, and the charging coil is arranged on a side of the support plate away from the spring group.

[0011] Preferably, the charging compartment further includes:

[0012] A high thermal conductivity silicone pad, the high thermal conductivity silicone pad is arranged on the top of the reserved space;

[0013] A brass heat sink group is arranged on the top of the structural body.

[0014] Preferably, the charging compartment further includes:

[0015] a first temperature sensor, wherein the first temperature sensor is disposed in the reserved space;

[0016] a second temperature sensor, the second temperature sensor being disposed on an outer side wall of the structural body;

[0017] The data acquisition module also includes:

[0018] a temperature acquisition unit, the temperature acquisition unit being communicatively connected to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, respectively, and configured to acquire a real-time internal temperature inside the reserved space and a real-time external temperature outside the reserved space through the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor, respectively;

[0019] A current acquisition unit is connected to the charging coil and is configured to acquire a real-time voltage of the charging coil.

[0020] Preferably, the data processing module includes:

[0021] a parameter judgment unit, the parameter judgment unit being connected to the temperature acquisition unit and the current acquisition unit, respectively, and configured to judge whether the operating environment of the charging bin is normal based on the real-time internal temperature, the real-time external temperature, and the real-time voltage, and to review the judgment result;

[0022] An instruction generation unit is connected to the parameter judgment unit and the instruction execution module respectively, and is configured to generate a corresponding control instruction according to the judgment result.

[0023] Preferably, the instruction execution module includes:

[0024] An external heat dissipation unit, the external heat dissipation unit being arranged on a side of the brass heat sink group away from the structural main body, the external heat dissipation unit being configured to perform external heat dissipation on the brass heat sink group according to a corresponding control instruction and a corresponding operating power;

[0025] A charging control unit is connected in series with the external wireless charging device, and the charging control unit is configured to turn on or off the external wireless charging device according to a corresponding control instruction.

[0026] Preferably, the parameter determination unit is further configured to:

[0027] According to the relationship between the real-time internal temperature, the real-time external temperature and the preset temperature threshold, a temperature control instruction is generated to instruct the instruction generation unit to generate a corresponding temperature control instruction, and different temperature control instructions drive the external heat dissipation unit to operate at different powers.

[0028] Preferably, the parameter determination unit is further configured to:

[0029] A command is generated according to the relationship between the real-time voltage and the preset voltage threshold to instruct the command generation unit to generate a corresponding switch control command, and the switch control command is used to drive the charging control unit to turn on or off the external wireless charging device.

[0030] Preferably, the monitoring system further comprises:

[0031] A power supply device is connected in series with the monitoring device, and the power supply device is configured to provide power for the monitoring device.

[0032] Preferably, the power supply device includes:

[0033] a power supply unit, configured to provide power to the monitoring device;

[0034] A relay unit is configured to disconnect the circuit of the monitoring device when a short circuit, overload or undervoltage condition occurs in the monitoring device.

[0035] As can be seen from the above content, the present application provides a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator, the monitoring system includes a charging compartment, the interior of the charging compartment has a reserved space for placing a pulse generator, the charging compartment includes a structural body and a charging coil, the charging coil is arranged in the charging compartment, the charging coil corresponds to an external wireless charging device, and the reserved space is arranged inside the structural body; a monitoring device, the monitoring device is partially arranged on the charging compartment, the monitoring device includes a data acquisition module, a data processing module and an instruction execution module; the data acquisition module is configured to obtain various parameter data inside and outside the charging compartment when the pulse generator is charging; the data processing module is configured to determine whether the operating environment of the charging compartment is normal based on the parameter data, and generate control instructions for adjusting, turning on or off the external wireless charging device; the instruction execution module is configured to execute the control instructions issued by the data processing module. The present application solves the problem of the lack of effective monitoring equipment in the existing pulse generator wireless charging process through the above-mentioned monitoring equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments. Obviously, for ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0037] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to the present application;

[0038] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a data acquisition module for wireless charging of a pulse generator in this application;

[0039] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a data processing module used in wireless charging of a pulse generator in this application;

[0040] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an instruction execution module used in wireless charging of a pulse generator in this application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the embodiments described are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0042] Figure 1This is a schematic diagram of a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator in the present application.

[0043] See also Figure 1 It can be seen that this embodiment provides a monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator, the monitoring system comprising:

[0044] The charging compartment 100 has a reserved space for placing the pulse generator 200. The charging compartment 100 includes a structural body 110 and a charging coil 120. The charging coil 120 is arranged in the reserved space. The charging coil 120 corresponds to an external wireless charging device. The reserved space is arranged inside the structural body 110. Specifically, in this embodiment, the charging compartment 100 is used to place the pulse generator 200. The pulse generator 200 is wirelessly charged in the charging compartment 100, wherein the wireless charging is completed by the charging coil 120 and an external wireless charging device arranged outside.

[0045] The monitoring device 400 is partially arranged on the charging bin 100, and the monitoring device 400 includes a data acquisition module 410, a data processing module 420 and an instruction execution module 430; the data acquisition module 410 is configured to obtain various parameter data inside and outside the charging bin 100 when the pulse generator 200 is charging; the data processing module 420 is configured to determine whether the operating environment of the charging bin 100 is normal based on the parameter data, and generate control instructions for adjusting, turning on or off the external wireless charging device; the instruction execution module 430 is configured to execute the control instructions issued by the data processing module 420. Specifically, in this embodiment, the wireless charging process of the pulse generator 200 is monitored and protected by the monitoring device 400, and the specific monitoring and protection means are completed by the data acquisition module 410, the data processing module 420 and the instruction execution module 430 in the monitoring device 400.

[0046] The data acquisition module 410 acquires parameters of the environment in which the pulse generator 200 is located and the external environment, and the data processing module 420 judges the parameters to determine whether it is an environmental atmosphere for normal operation. When the environmental atmosphere does not meet the normal working requirements, the data processing module 420 generates corresponding control instructions, and the instruction execution module 430 completes the control instructions, thereby completing the automatic monitoring and protection of the wireless charging process of the pulse generator 200.

[0047] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the charging compartment 100 further includes:

[0048] A spring group 130 is provided at the bottom of the reserved space, and one end of the spring group 130 is connected to the structural body 110;

[0049] The support plate 140 is disposed in the reserved space. The other end of the spring group 130 is connected to the support plate 140 . The charging coil 120 is disposed on a side of the support plate 140 away from the spring group 130 .

[0050] Specifically, in this embodiment, the support plate 140 is pushed upward by the spring assembly 130 to avoid the problem of the pulse generator 200 directly contacting the structural body 110 and causing damage to the device.

[0051] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the charging compartment 100 further includes:

[0052] A high thermal conductivity silicone pad 150, which is arranged on the top of the reserved space;

[0053] The brass heat sink group 160 is disposed on the top of the structural body 110 .

[0054] Specifically, in this embodiment, the heat in the charging compartment 100 is conducted to the brass heat sink group 160 through the high thermal conductivity silicone pad 150, and the heat is dissipated through the brass heat sink group 160 to avoid excessive temperature in the charging compartment 100; wherein, the support plate 140 is pushed upward by the spring group 130, and the pulse generator 200 can also fully contact the high thermal conductivity silicone pad 150, further improving the heat conduction efficiency.

[0055] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a data acquisition module used in wireless charging of a pulse generator in this application.

[0056] See also Figure 2 It can be seen that, further, in some embodiments, the charging compartment 100 further includes:

[0057] a first temperature sensor 170 , wherein the first temperature sensor 170 is disposed in the reserved space;

[0058] a second temperature sensor 180 , the second temperature sensor 180 being disposed on an outer side wall of the structural body 110 ;

[0059] The data acquisition module 410 further includes:

[0060] a temperature acquisition unit 411, the temperature acquisition unit 411 being communicatively connected to the first temperature sensor 170 and the second temperature sensor 180, respectively, and configured to acquire a real-time internal temperature inside the reserved space and a real-time external temperature outside the reserved space through the first temperature sensor 170 and the second temperature sensor 180, respectively;

[0061] A current acquisition unit 412 is connected to the charging coil 120 and is configured to acquire a real-time voltage of the charging coil 120 .

[0062] Specifically, in this embodiment, the real-time internal temperature inside the reserved space and the real-time external temperature outside the reserved space are respectively obtained by the first temperature sensor 170 and the second temperature sensor 180, and the temperature data is collected and monitored by the temperature acquisition unit 411, and the charging voltage of the charging coil 120 is monitored by the current acquisition unit 412.

[0063] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a data processing module used in wireless charging of a pulse generator in this application.

[0064] See also Figure 3 It can be seen that, further, in some embodiments, the data processing module 420 includes:

[0065] a parameter determination unit 421, the parameter determination unit 421 being connected to the temperature acquisition unit 411 and the current acquisition unit 412, respectively. The parameter determination unit 421 is configured to determine whether the operating environment of the charging bin 100 is normal based on the real-time internal temperature, the real-time external temperature, and the real-time voltage, and to review the determination result;

[0066] The instruction generation unit 422 is connected to the parameter judgment unit 421 and the instruction execution module 430 respectively, and is configured to generate corresponding control instructions according to the judgment result.

[0067] Specifically, in this embodiment, the parameter judgment unit 421 judges the data collected by the temperature acquisition unit 411 and the current acquisition unit 412, and judges whether the operating environment of the charging bin 100 is normal, and generates a corresponding judgment result; when the judgment result of the parameter judgment unit 421 indicates that the operating environment of the charging bin 100 is abnormal, the instruction generation unit 422 generates a corresponding control instruction according to the corresponding judgment result, and drives the instruction execution module 430 through the control instruction.

[0068] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an instruction execution module used in wireless charging of a pulse generator in this application.

[0069] See also Figure 4 It can be seen that, further, in some embodiments, the instruction execution module 430 includes:

[0070] An external heat dissipation unit 431 is provided on a side of the brass heat sink group 160 away from the structural body 110 , and is configured to dissipate external heat from the brass heat sink group 160 according to a corresponding control instruction and a corresponding operating power;

[0071] A charging control unit 432 is connected in series with the external wireless charging device, and the charging control unit 432 is configured to turn on or off the external wireless charging device according to a corresponding control instruction.

[0072] Specifically, in this embodiment, the brass heat sink group 160 is actively cooled by the external heat dissipation unit 431 arranged above the brass heat sink group 160, thereby promoting the heat dissipation inside the charging compartment 100; the external wireless charging device is turned on or off by adjusting the charging control unit 432. It can be seen from the above embodiment that this embodiment completes the active regulation of the wireless charging process of the pulse generator 200 through the external heat dissipation unit 431 and the charging control unit 432, thereby greatly improving the working safety and efficiency of the pulse generator 200.

[0073] Among them, the parameter judgment unit 421 generates a parameter for instructing the instruction generation unit to generate a corresponding temperature control instruction based on the relationship between the real-time internal temperature, the real-time external temperature and the preset temperature threshold. Different temperature control instructions drive the external heat dissipation unit 431 to operate at different powers.

[0074] Among them, the parameter judgment unit 421 also generates a command to instruct the instruction generation unit to generate a corresponding switch control command based on the relationship between the real-time voltage and the preset voltage threshold, and the switch control command is used to drive the charging control unit 432 to turn on or off the external wireless charging device.

[0075] It should be noted that the monitoring device 400 can also generate corresponding visual charts using the generated data.

[0076] The parameter determination unit 421 specifically determines the temperature as follows:

[0077] determining whether the real-time internal temperature is less than a first temperature threshold;

[0078] If the real-time internal temperature is not less than a first temperature threshold, determining whether the real-time external temperature is greater than the real-time internal temperature;

[0079] If the real-time external temperature is greater than the real-time internal temperature, a first control instruction is generated, where the first control instruction is used to drive the external heat dissipation unit 431 to operate at a first power;

[0080] If the real-time external temperature is not greater than the real-time internal temperature, generating a second control instruction, wherein the second control instruction is used to drive the external heat dissipation unit 431 to operate at a second power;

[0081] If the real-time internal temperature is less than a first temperature threshold, determining whether the real-time internal temperature is less than a second temperature threshold;

[0082] If the real-time internal temperature is lower than the second temperature threshold, a fifth control instruction is generated, wherein the fifth control instruction is used to drive the external heat dissipation unit 431 to operate at a fifth power;

[0083] If the real-time internal temperature is not less than a second temperature threshold, determining whether the real-time internal temperature is greater than the real-time internal temperature;

[0084] If the real-time internal temperature is greater than the real-time internal temperature, a third control instruction is generated, wherein the third control instruction is used to drive the external heat dissipation unit 431 to operate at a third power;

[0085] If the real-time internal temperature is not greater than the real-time internal temperature, generating a fourth control instruction, wherein the fourth control instruction is used to drive the external heat dissipation unit 431 to operate at a fourth power;

[0086] The first power, the second power, the third power, the fourth power and the fifth power decrease in magnitude in sequence.

[0087] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the monitoring system further includes:

[0088] The power supply device 300 is connected in series with the monitoring device 400 , and the power supply device 300 is configured to provide power to the monitoring device 400 .

[0089] Specifically, in this embodiment, the monitoring device 400 is powered by the power supply device 300 .

[0090] Furthermore, in some embodiments, the power supply device 300 includes:

[0091] a power supply unit 310 , configured to provide power to the monitoring device 400 ;

[0092] The relay unit 320 is configured to disconnect the circuit of the monitoring device 400 when a short circuit, overload or undervoltage occurs in the monitoring device 400 .

[0093] Specifically, in this embodiment, taking into account the problem that there may be faults inside the monitoring device 400, in this embodiment, the monitoring device 400 is configured to include a structure including the power supply unit 310 and the relay unit 320, and is powered by the power supply unit 310. When the monitoring device 400 fails, the power supply to the monitoring device 400 is promptly cut off through the relay unit 320, thereby avoiding safety problems caused by the failure of the monitoring device 400.

[0094] This embodiment has the following advantages:

[0095] The monitoring system in the above embodiment has a high degree of automation, which solves the problem that the data recording of the wireless charging process is too dependent on manual labor and cannot record temperature data and over-temperature events during the charging process in real time. In addition, this method can obtain the real-time voltage of the pulse generator during the charging process, and can draw charts such as the charging curve, power consumption curve, and time-pulse generator temperature curve.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator, characterized in that: The monitoring system comprises: A charging compartment (100), wherein a reserved space for placing a pulse generator (200) is provided inside the charging compartment (100), the charging compartment (100) comprises a structural body (110) and a charging coil (120), the charging coil (120) is arranged in the reserved space, the charging coil (120) corresponds to an external wireless charging device, and the reserved space is arranged inside the structural body (110); A monitoring device (400), wherein the monitoring device (400) is partially arranged on the charging bin (100), and the monitoring device (400) comprises a data acquisition module (410), a data processing module (420) and an instruction execution module (430); the data acquisition module (410) is configured to acquire various parameter data inside and outside the charging bin (100) when the pulse generator (200) is charging; the data processing module (420) is configured to determine whether the operating environment of the charging bin (100) is normal based on the parameter data, and generate a control instruction for adjusting, turning on or off an external wireless charging device; the instruction execution module (430) is configured to execute the control instruction issued by the data processing module (420).

2. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The charging compartment (100) further includes: a spring group (130), the spring group (130) being arranged at the bottom of the reserved space, and one end of the spring group (130) being connected to the structural main body (110); A support plate (140) is arranged in the reserved space, the other end of the spring group (130) is connected to the support plate (140), and the charging coil (120) is arranged on a side of the support plate (140) away from the spring group (130).

3. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The charging compartment (100) further includes: A high thermal conductivity silicone pad (150), the high thermal conductivity silicone pad (150) being arranged on the top of the reserved space; A brass heat sink group (160) is arranged on the top of the structural body (110).

4. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 3, characterized in that: The charging compartment (100) further includes: a first temperature sensor (170), the first temperature sensor (170) being disposed in the reserved space; a second temperature sensor (180), the second temperature sensor (180) being disposed on an outer side wall of the structural body (110); The data acquisition module (410) further includes: a temperature acquisition unit (411), the temperature acquisition unit (411) being communicatively connected to the first temperature sensor (170) and the second temperature sensor (180), and the temperature acquisition unit (411) being configured to acquire the real-time internal temperature inside the reserved space and the real-time external temperature outside the reserved space through the first temperature sensor (170) and the second temperature sensor (180); A current acquisition unit (412) is connected to the charging coil (120), and the current acquisition unit (412) is configured to acquire the real-time voltage of the charging coil (120).

5. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 4, characterized in that: The data processing module (420) includes: a parameter judgment unit (421), the parameter judgment unit (421) being connected to the temperature acquisition unit (411) and the current acquisition unit (412) respectively, the parameter judgment unit (421) being configured to judge whether the operating environment of the charging bin (100) is normal or not according to the real-time internal temperature, the real-time external temperature and the real-time voltage, and to review the judgment result; An instruction generation unit (422), the instruction generation unit (422) is connected to the parameter judgment unit (421) and the instruction execution module (430) respectively, and the instruction generation unit (422) is configured to generate a corresponding control instruction according to the judgment result.

6. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 5, characterized in that: The instruction execution module (430) includes: an external heat dissipation unit (431), the external heat dissipation unit (431) being arranged on a side of the brass heat sink group (160) away from the structural main body (110), the external heat dissipation unit (431) being configured to perform external heat dissipation on the brass heat sink group (160) according to a corresponding control instruction and a corresponding operating power; A charging control unit (432) is connected in series with the external wireless charging device, and the charging control unit (432) is configured to turn on or off the external wireless charging device according to a corresponding control instruction.

7. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 6, characterized in that: The parameter determination unit (421) is further configured to: A command for instructing the command generation unit to generate a corresponding temperature control command is generated according to the relationship between the real-time internal temperature, the real-time external temperature and a preset temperature threshold, wherein different temperature control commands drive the external heat dissipation unit (431) to operate at different powers.

8. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The parameter determination unit (421) is further configured to: According to the relationship between the real-time voltage and the preset voltage threshold, a command is generated to instruct the command generation unit to generate a corresponding switch control command, and the switch control command is used to drive the charging control unit (432) to turn on or off the external wireless charging device.

9. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 8, characterized in that: The monitoring system further comprises: A power supply device (300) is connected in series with the monitoring device (400), and the power supply device (300) is configured to provide power to the monitoring device (400).

10. A monitoring system for wireless charging of a pulse generator according to claim 8, characterized in that: The power supply device (300) comprises: a power supply unit (310), the power supply unit (310) being configured to provide power to the monitoring device (400); A relay unit (320) is configured to disconnect the circuit of the monitoring device (400) when a short circuit, overload, or undervoltage condition occurs in the monitoring device (400).

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