CN103293157B

CN103293157B - Optical measuring device, optical measuring system and measuring method

Info

Publication number: CN103293157B
Application number: CN201210059215.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 徐添财
Original assignee: HOUMEIDE BIOLOGICAL SCI-TECH Co Ltd
Current assignee: HOUMEIDE BIOLOGICAL SCI-TECH Co Ltd
Priority date: 2012-03-02
Filing date: 2012-03-02
Publication date: 2015-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 2032-03-02
Also published as: CN103293157A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of optical measuring device, optical measuring system and measuring method.This optical measuring device is for measuring a syringe.This optical measuring device comprises a body, light source component, Photosensing Units and actuated element.This body comprises a pickup groove.Light source component is arranged at the side of this pickup groove.Photosensing Units is arranged at the opposite side of this light source component and receives the light that this light source component launches.This actuated element connects and drives this Photosensing Units and measure the capacity of this syringe.

Description

Optical measuring device, optical measuring system and measuring method

Technical field

The present invention about a kind of optical measuring device, optical measuring system and measuring method, particularly about a kind of optical measuring device of the accommodation space for measuring syringe, optical measuring system and measuring method.

Background technology

Obviously comparatively common people are low for the insulin of the first patients with type Ⅰ DM people secretion, therefore must supplementation with insulin often.And the insulin of Second-Type diabetes patient still can maintain needed for the every day of normal person, so it is by diet control or oral hypoglycaemic medicine, just control blood glucose target can be reached.But along with the age of sufferer increases, the amount of Second-Type diabetes patient excreting insulin also reduces gradually, therefore most old Second-Type diabetic, also needs with insulinize.

The mode of insulin injection has two kinds, and first kind of way is insulin pump, and it utilizes implants subcutaneous micropin pipe, and continous way blood glucose meter carries out monitoring and record, is applicable to the diabetic of the first type and later stage Second-Type.General diabetic can select the second way, utilizes insulin medicament and a syringe (or claiming novopen), can manually inject voluntarily.User can set the injected dose of novopen, directly injects hypodermis, but all needs from line item injected dose, follows the trail of look after and outpatient service tracking treatment for house medical treatment.In addition, because insulin medicament has preservation and life issues, 2 to 8 DEG C of refrigerations need when not breaking a seal, be kept at; Also must maintain 25 to 30 DEG C behind Kaifeng, can preserve for 4 to 6 weeks.

Therefore patient of diabetes is for the record of injected dose and management, needs extra assistance.Specifically, patient of diabetes needs the time, the consumption that have a clear understanding of oneself injection, with the danger avoiding injection of insulin too much or very few.In addition, guarantee that insulin medicament maintains use in storage temperature also very important, be injected into rotten insulin medicament to avoid patient.

Summary of the invention

The object of the invention is the manual record in order to improve insulin medicament, simplifying the flow process of user's operation.The invention provides an optical measuring device, system and method thereof, it can measure residual pharmacy amount automatically, and can calculate this injected dose, and is stored in storer.The present invention also can utilize wireless transmission storage data in networking further.The present invention separately has preservation, record, reminds and transfer function, to be supplied to diabetic's self registering measuring system.The transparent outer cover that measuring method of the present invention is through syringe carries out optical detection, to identify the position, boundary of piston and accommodation space, calculates the use amount of each medicament further, simultaneously tracing record.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention discloses a kind of optical measuring device, for measuring a syringe, this syringe contains a piston and a housing, wherein this piston and this housing form an accommodation space, and this optical measuring device comprises a body, a light source component, a Photosensing Units and an actuated element.This body comprises a pickup groove, and this pickup groove can fix this syringe.This light source component is arranged at the side of this pickup groove or this syringe.This Photosensing Units is arranged at the relative side of this light source component and receives the light that this light source component launches.This actuated element connects and drives this Photosensing Units and measure this accommodation space of this syringe.Therefore, this Photosensing Units dynamically measures the accommodation space of syringe.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention discloses a kind of optical measuring system, and for measuring a syringe, this syringe contains a piston and a housing, wherein this piston and this housing form an accommodation space, and this optical measuring system comprises an optical measuring device, a processor and a display.This optical measuring device comprises a body.This body comprises a pickup groove, and this pickup groove can fix this syringe.This optical measuring device comprise the side being arranged at this pickup groove or this syringe a light source component, be arranged at this light source component relative side and receive a Photosensing Units of the light that this light source component is launched and connection and drive this Photosensing Units and measure an actuated element of this accommodation space of this syringe.This processor controls this light source component and this actuated element and receives a sensing signal of this Photosensing Units, and this processor is according to a measurement result of this accommodation space of this this syringe of sensing signal computing.Separately, this display then can show this measurement result, understands injected dose and inject time in time for diabetic.In addition this display can show inject time and the injected dose of last time before using, to avoid duplicate injection or to forget injection.

For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention discloses a kind of measuring method, comprises the following step: preset a measuring distance; This Photosensing Units of transmission is from one end of this accommodation space to this measuring distance, and to define this transmission direction be forward, and reverse direction is negative sense, and wherein this measuring distance each is 1/2nd of previous measuring distance; Judge whether the light receiving this light source component, and an accumulative judgment value; If when receiving the light of this light source component, this Photosensing Units of transmission is to 1/2nd of this measuring distance previous towards the positive direction; And if without when receiving the light of this light source component, towards this Photosensing Units of negative sense transmission to 1/2nd of this measuring distance previous.

Summarize technical characteristic of the present invention and advantage quite widely above, describe in detail in order to do the present invention made hereafter and obtained better understanding.Other technical characteristic and the advantage that form application claim target of the present invention will be described in hereafter.The technical field of the invention technician should be appreciated that, the concept that hereafter discloses and specific embodiment quite easily can be utilized to can be used as revise or design other structure or technique and realize the object identical with the present invention.The technical field of the invention technician should be appreciated that, this kind of equivalent construction cannot depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention that accompanying application claim defines.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 shows the top view of the pickup groove of the optical measuring device of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 shows the top view of the optical measuring device of one embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 3 shows the top view of the optical measuring device of the alternate embodiment of Fig. 1 of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows the sectional view of the optical measuring device of Fig. 2 embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 shows the top view of the optical measuring device of another embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 shows the top view of the optical measuring device of the alternate embodiment of Fig. 5 of the present invention;

Fig. 7 shows the sectional view of the optical measuring device of Fig. 5 embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 8 shows the flute profile belt of one more embodiment of the present invention and the top view of motor;

Fig. 9 shows the schematic diagram of the gear fastening flute profile belt of embodiments of the invention;

Figure 10 shows the flute profile belt of one more embodiment of the present invention and the sectional view of motor;

Figure 11 shows the flute profile belt of another embodiment of the present invention and the top view of motor;

Figure 12 shows the flute profile belt of another embodiment of the present invention and the sectional view of motor;

Figure 13 shows the schematic diagram of the optical measuring system of another embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 14 shows the schematic diagram of the actuated element of Figure 13 embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 15 shows the shifter schematic diagram of Figure 13 embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 16 shows the schematic diagram that the syringe of Figure 13 embodiment of the present invention and actuated element operate;

Figure 17 shows the schematic diagram of the optical measuring system of one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 18 shows the process flow diagram of the measuring method of one embodiment of the invention;

Figure 19 shows the process flow diagram of the Photosensing Units transmission step in the measuring method of one embodiment of the invention; And

Figure 20 shows the measuring method of one embodiment of the invention and the schematic diagram of device.

Wherein, description of reference numerals is as follows:

9 bodies

10 light source components

10 ' light source component

10a light source component

10b light source component

20 Photosensing Units

20 ' Photosensing Units

20a Photosensing Units

30 actuated elements

30 ' actuated element

30a actuated element

30b actuated element

31 screw rods

31a flute profile belt

32 motors

32 ' motor

32a motor

32b motor

322a driving shaft

323a gear

33 shifters

33 ' shifter

33a shifter

331 spiro union portions

331 ' spiro union portion

331a spiro union portion

332 bodies

332 ' body

332a body

3321 first ends

3322 second ends

333 ' alar part

333 metal clips

333a first fin

333b second fin

334 ' metal clips

334 through holes

34 upper surfaces

34 ' upper surface

35 wheel shafts

40 printed circuit board (PCB)s

41 projections

90 syringes

91 pistons

92 housings

93 piston rods

94 accommodation spaces

95 pickup grooves

96 labels

100 optical measuring devices

100 ' optical measuring device

100a optical measuring device

100b optical measuring device

130 optical measuring devices

131 bodies

1311 support portions

1312 fixed bars

1313 mounting holes

1314 push rods

1315 support members

132 light source components

133 Photosensing Units

134 actuated elements

1341 screw rods

1342 motors

500 optical measuring systems

510 optical measuring devices

511 light source components

512 Photosensing Units

513 actuated elements

520 processors

530 displays

540 supply units

550 storeies

560 Wireless Transmitters

570 temperature-sensitive stickers

580 refrigeratorys

590 attention devices

600 sensors

610 buttons

Embodiment

The present invention is optical measuring device, optical measuring system and measuring method thereof in the direction that this inquires into.In order to the present invention can be understood up hill and dale, by following description, detailed step and structure are proposed.Apparently, the specific details that the those skilled in the art that execution of the present invention is not defined in association area has the knack of.On the other hand, well-known structure or step are not described in details, to avoid the restriction causing the present invention unnecessary.Preferred embodiment of the present invention can be described in detail as follows, but except these are described in detail, the present invention can also implement in other embodiments widely, and scope of the present invention not circumscribed, it is as the criterion with Patent right requirement scope afterwards.

Embodiments of the invention coordinate institute's accompanying drawings to set forth details hereinafter." embodiment " mentioned by instructions, " this embodiment ", " other embodiments " etc., mean to be included in special characteristics, structure or feature relevant described in this embodiment of the present invention.The statement of " in this embodiment " that occur everywhere in instructions, the inevitable embodiment that all finger is identical.In its of instructions utilize such as " measurements ", " receptions ", " computing ", " record ", " judgement ", " transmission " or fellow term refer to action or the process of computer or computer system or similar computing electronics, its manipulation or convert data that the physics (such as: electronics) in the register of computer system or storer measures and become similar other data being expressed as physical quantity in computer system memories, register or other this kind of information-storing device, transmission or display device.In addition, if the element that application claim of the present invention and invention description describe is without when indicating its quantity especially, be odd number.If the measure word of marked element is that then measure word comprises a unit or at least one unit for the moment.If when the measure word of marked element is multiple, then measure word comprises plural unit.

In embodiment as shown in Figure 1, optical measuring device 100 comprises a body 9, light source component 10, Photosensing Units 20 and actuated element 30.In this embodiment, body 9 comprises at least one pickup groove 95, and pickup groove 95 can accommodating and fixing syringe 90.Optical measuring device 100 separately comprises a spring (not shown), and this spring to be arranged in this pickup groove 95 and to can be used to support a syringe 90, and makes the syringe 90 of different length stably be fixed on one end of this pickup groove 95.Light source component 10 is the group being selected from laser and fluorescent lamp composition, to provide source of parallel light or to form source of parallel light by multiple pointolite through light filter.Because light source component 10 is arranged at the side of pickup groove 95 or a syringe 90, therefore part source of parallel light cannot arrive being subject to covering of subelement of syringe 90 in the opposite side of syringe 90 to be received by Photosensing Units 20." side " of this place speech can be expressed as light source component 10 and be arranged at a side of pickup groove 95 or light source component 10 and be arranged at a side relative to syringe 90, and now light source component 10 available contact or discontiguous mode are arranged at the side of syringe 90.

As shown in Figure 2, this syringe 90 is containing piston 91 and housing 92.Piston 91 driven by piston rod 93, and piston 91 can be moved forward and backward.Piston 91 and housing 92 form an accommodation space 94, and injection medicament is then stored in accommodation space 94, and in this embodiment, syringe 90 is insulin syringe, and the medicament therefore stored in accommodation space 94 is insulin.In order to the medicament storage amount making sufferer understand the accommodation space 94 of syringe 90, the material of housing 92 is typically designed to transparent.In comparison, piston 91 is then designed to opaque or light tight with the material of piston rod 93.As shown for example in fig. 2, when light source component 10 provides source of parallel light (as shown by arrows), piston 91 and piston rod 93 are by shield lights, so that source of parallel light cannot reach the opposite side of syringe 90.

As shown for example in fig. 2, Photosensing Units 20 is arranged at the relative side (opposite side relative to syringe 90) of light source component 10, and receive the light that this light source component 10 launches, because piston 91 and piston rod 93 are by shield lights, therefore light source component 10 source of parallel light cannot receive by Photosensing Units 20.In brief, when Photosensing Units 20 is moved to the position beyond piston 91 and piston rod 93, the light of light source component 10 can just be measured.When Photosensing Units 20 measures light, the position, boundary of piston 91 and accommodation space 94 can be obtained according to the distance of Photosensing Units 20 displacement, and then the volume calculating accommodation space 94 can obtain residual pharmacy amount automatically.In this embodiment, Photosensing Units 20 normally designs the specific wavelength receiving the light emitted line of light source component 10.In addition, the present embodiment can design the corresponding light source sensing element of Photosensing Units 20 one-tenth in response to different light source components 10, and therefore Photosensing Units 20 can be selected from the group that optical diode, photoelectric crystal, photoresistance, charge coupled cell and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) form.

In embodiment as shown in Figure 2, Photosensing Units 20 connection for transmission element 30.Actuated element 30 comprises screw rod 31 and motor 32.Motor 32 connects and drive screw 31, and because Photosensing Units 20 is arranged on actuated element 30, therefore the axis (X-direction) along screw rod 31 is advanced or retreated by Photosensing Units 20, and actuated element 30 is connected and drives Photosensing Units 20.Therefore motor 32 can directly or indirectly drive Photosensing Units 20, and " directly " herein refers to that Photosensing Units 20 is arranged on motor 32; And " indirectly " herein refers to that Photosensing Units is arranged at the element driven by motor 32.In this embodiment, motor 32 is selected from the group of step motor, alternating current motor, d.c. motor, ultrasonic motor and linear motor composition, is preferably step motor.Because the most small step footpath of step motor is about between 0.5 to 20 micron, therefore the present invention can provide more accurate resolution to be about between 0.5 to 20 micron.This is because between Photosensing Units 20 displacement is in the X direction 0.5 to 20 micron, and effective injection length of general insulin syringe is 36 millimeters, be divided into 300 units, least unit is about 120 microns, therefore, esolving degree provided by the present invention can identify minimum unit.By this design, actuated element 30 can connect and critically drive Photosensing Units 20, and accurately measures the position, boundary of this accommodation space 94 and piston 91, to provide accurate dosage surplus record.

In embodiment as shown in Figure 2, in order to measure two syringes 90, the present invention arranges two groups of light source components 10, and the both sides of screw rod 31 are also respectively arranged with Photosensing Units 20.But the present invention also only containing one group of light source component 10, and can arrange single optical sensing element 20 for accurately measuring relative to the side of this light source component 10.In embodiment as shown in Figure 2, light source component 10 can be source of parallel light or forms source of parallel light by multiple pointolite through light filter.Compared in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3, light source component 10a, 10b can be pointolite or multiple pointolite, and it is selected from the group of light emitting diode (LED), Halogen lamp LED and cold cathode fluorescent lamp composition.Liquid contained by accommodation space 94 can produce scattered beam after irradiating via this light source component 10a, and therefore light source component 10a must not arrange close to accommodation space 94 or arrange multiple pointolite, and accommodation space 94 just can be made shinny.Because light source component itself can produce heat usually, and the temperature of light source component will be unfavorable for that medicament (such as insulin) stored in accommodation space 94 is preserved.By the design of light source component 10a, light source component 10a need not be close to and be arranged at accommodation space 94, in the accommodation space 94 that also light housing 92 can be surrounded.After the incident accommodation space 94 of scattered beam, light is by housing 92 internal reflection in accommodation space 94, and therefore accommodation space 94 will present ght transmission shape, and contributes to Photosensing Units 20 and measure.In addition, as in the embodiment of Fig. 3, the present invention arranges two kinds of light source component 10a and light source component 10b, but in other alternate embodiment (not shown), the present invention also only can arrange single light source element 10a, single optical sensing element 20 and actuated element 30.

As shown in Figure 4, light source component 10 is arranged at both sides to the sectional view of the profile line A-A ' of Fig. 2 embodiment, and actuated element 30, except the motor 32 shown in Fig. 2 and screw rod 31, separately comprises a shifter 33.Shifter 33 comprises spiro union portion 331 and a body 332.Spiro union portion 331 is bolted in screw rod 31, and body 332 connects spiro union portion 331, and therefore body 332 can move together with spiro union portion 331.Side due to body 332 arranges Photosensing Units 20, therefore the light of light source component 10 will penetrate syringe 90 and receive by Photosensing Units 20.Generally speaking, the signal of Photosensing Units 20 can pass through wire transfer, but the invention belongs to kinetic measurement, electric wire may hinder displacement path, therefore as shown in Figure 4, the upper surface 34 of shifter 33 can arrange metal clips 333, and metal clips 333 can be conflicted projection 41 below printed circuit board (PCB) 40 and electric property coupling, and then is spread out of by the signal of Photosensing Units 20.In addition when screw rod 31 is driven by a motor, shifter 33 may be affected by screw rod 31 and rotate, in order to avoid above-mentioned turning effect, because printed circuit board (PCB) 40 is fixed on the upper of shifter 33 and can not displacement, therefore when metal clips 333 conflicts projection 41, projection 41 will apply positive force in shifter 33 by metal clips 333, rotate to avoid shifter 33.As described in the embodiment of Fig. 4, actuated element 30 separately comprises a wheel shaft 35, wheel shaft 35 is arranged under shifter 33, specifically, wheel shaft 35 arranges under the body 332 of shifter 33, the restriction for shifter 33 slides not by friction force, is event, surface in contact or the metal surface of one low-frictional force can be formed on the bottom of shifter 33, slide in order to shifter 33.

If Fig. 5 is for shown in the top view of another embodiment, optical measuring device 100 ' comprises light source component 10 ', Photosensing Units 20 ' and actuated element 30 '.In this embodiment, light source component 10 ' is pointolite, and it is selected from the group of light emitting diode (LED), Halogen lamp LED and cold cathode fluorescent lamp composition.Because shifter 33 ' connects light source component 10 ' and Photosensing Units 20 ', therefore when the motor 32 ' of actuated element 30 ' drives, light source component 10 ' and Photosensing Units 20 ' will be measured toward X-direction or reverse direction simultaneously, and as shown in Figure 5.As shown in Figure 5, when shifter 33 ' is moved to the region beyond piston 92 and piston rod 93, the light that light source component 10 ' is launched will penetrate housing 92 and receive by Photosensing Units 20 '.But, the variable alternate embodiment turned to as shown in Figure 6 of above-described embodiment.In alternate embodiment, light source component 10 ' can exchange with the position of Photosensing Units 20 ', therefore light is outwards launched (indicating according to arrow) by centre, this design, the use of pointolite can be reduced and reach effect of power saving, the sensitivity of the Photosensing Units 20 ' of Fig. 5 also can be avoided too high simultaneously and the light that other group light source components 10 ' are launched be detected.

As shown in Figure 7, in embodiment as shown in Figure 7, the shifter 33 ' of actuated element comprises spiro union portion 331 ', body 332 ' and alar part 333 ' to the sectional view of the profile line B-B ' of Fig. 5 embodiment.Spiro union portion 331 ' is bolted in screw rod 31, and the side of body 332 ' arranges Photosensing Units 20 ', and alar part 333 ' arranges light source component 10 ' relative to the side of Photosensing Units 20 '.Therefore light source component 10 ' and Photosensing Units 20 ' connect by shifter 33 ', and can entirety advance in X direction and retrogressing.As in the embodiment of Fig. 7, although display two groups of Photosensing Units 20 ' and light source component 10 ', the present invention only can reach function of the present invention containing one group of Photosensing Units 20 ' and light source component 10 '.As described in the embodiment of Fig. 7, actuated element separately comprises a wheel shaft 35, and wheel shaft 35 is arranged under shifter 33 ', specifically, under the body 332 ' that wheel shaft 35 arranges shifter 33 ' and alar part 333 ', the restriction for shifter 33 ' slides not by friction force.Be event, surface in contact or the metal surface of a low-frictional force can be formed on the bottom of shifter 33 ', slide in order to shifter 33 '.

As shown in Figure 7, the upper surface 34 ' of shifter 33 ' arranges metal clips 334 ', and metal clips 334 ' can be conflicted projection 41 below printed circuit board (PCB) 40 and electric property coupling.When screw rod 31 is driven by a motor, shifter 33 ' may be affected by screw rod 31 and rotate, in order to avoid above-mentioned turning effect, can not displacement because printed circuit board (PCB) 40 is fixed on shifter 33 ', therefore when metal clips 334 ' conflict projection 41, projection 41 will apply positive force in shifter 33 ' by metal clips 334 ', rotate to avoid shifter 33.The signal of printed circuit board (PCB) 40 can be delivered to shifter 33 ' by both electric connections, with the restriction avoiding the displacement path of shifter 33 ' to be subject to circuit by projection 41 and metal clips 334 ' simultaneously.

In addition, as again shown in an embodiment of Fig. 8, optical measuring device 100a comprises light source component 10, Photosensing Units 20a and actuated element 30a.In this embodiment, actuated element 30a comprises flute profile belt 31a and motor 32a.As shown in Figure 9, motor 32a has a driving shaft 322a, and one end of driving shaft 322a arranges gear 323a, and gear 323a fastens flute profile belt 31a separably.As shown in Figure 8, because Photosensing Units 20a to be arranged on motor 32a and flute profile belt 31a is fixed on body 9, therefore, when motor 32a drives, motor 32a can make the Photosensing Units 20a displacement that is arranged on motor 32a and measure in flute profile belt 31a top offset.Specifically, in embodiment as shown in Figure 10, motor 32a is connected to the body 332 of shifter 33, and Photosensing Units 20a is then arranged at the side of body 332, therefore, when motor 32a is mobile on flute profile belt 31a, Photosensing Units 20a can be driven by motor 32a and move.But in another embodiment as shown in figure 11, optical measuring device 100b comprises light source component 10, Photosensing Units 20a and actuated element 30b.Actuated element 30b comprises flute profile belt 31a and motor 32b.Because Photosensing Units 20a is arranged on flute profile belt 31a, therefore when motor 32b drives flute profile belt 31a, it is that flute profile belt 31a moves on the contrary that motor 32b can not move.Because flute profile belt 31a moves, therefore will drive the Photosensing Units 20a be arranged on flute profile belt 31a simultaneously and can kinetic measurement be carried out.Specifically, as shown in the embodiment of fig. 12, the flute profile belt 31a that motor drives is connected to the body 332 of shifter 33, and Photosensing Units 20a is then arranged at the side of body 332.When motor fixed position, and when motor drives flute profile belt 31a relative movement, because Photosensing Units 20a and body 332 and flute profile belt 31a synchronizing moving, therefore Photosensing Units 20a dynamic moves and measures.In comparison, motor 32b can be fixed on side, and the power circuit of motor 32b can not be made mutually to disturb because of displacement for the embodiment of Figure 10 and the embodiment of Figure 12.In addition, motor 32a, 32b of the embodiment of Figure 12 and the embodiment of Figure 10 are selected from the group that step motor, alternating current motor, d.c. motor, ultrasonic motor and linear motor form.

As shown in the another embodiment of Figure 13, optical measuring device 130 comprises a body 131, light source component 132, Photosensing Units 133 and actuated element 134.Body 131 comprises at least one support portion 1311 in this embodiment, and support portion 1311 can for supporting said syringe 90.In this embodiment, support portion 1311 can form the pickup groove of a support syringe 90, and therefore pickup groove is not limited with the cell body of entity, can be the cell body of a basket sky as described in the embodiment of Figure 13.

In embodiment as shown in figure 14, actuated element 134 comprises screw rod 1341 and motor 1342, motor 1342 drive screw 1341.In addition, actuated element 134 separately comprises shifter 33a, as shown in figure 15.The shifter 33a of actuated element 134 comprises spiro union portion 331a, body 332a, the first fin 333a and the second fin 333b.In the embodiment of Figure 15, body 332a comprises pass through aperture 334, and body 131 (with reference to Figure 13) separately comprises a fixed bar 1312.Fixed bar 1312 passes through this through hole 334, and spiro union portion 331a is bolted in screw rod 1341 (with reference to Figure 13).When shifter 33a moves, shifter 33a is limited by fixed bar 1312 and screw rod 1341, and when thus shifter 33a is mobile along screw rod 1341 axial (x), shifter 33a can not rotate arbitrarily.In other embodiment (not shown), screw rod 1341 and spiro union portion 331a can by the combination of flute profile belt and motor substitute.

As shown in figure 15, body 332a contains first end 3321 and the second end 3322.The outstanding one first fin 333a of side of first end 3321, and the outstanding one second fin 333b of the side of the second end 3322, the first fin 333a is arranged relative to the second fin 333b.In this embodiment, because light source component 132 is arranged at the second fin 333b, and Photosensing Units 133 is arranged at the first fin 333a, and therefore light source component 132 corresponds to Photosensing Units 133.With reference to Figure 14, when shifter 33a moves axially along screw rod 1341, actuated element 134 connects and drives Photosensing Units 133.

As shown in figure 16, after syringe 90 is fixed on body 131 (with reference to Figure 13), light source component 132 then can be measured with the design of Photosensing Units 133.In this embodiment, light source component 132 is arranged under Photosensing Units 133, but light source component 132 can be arranged in response to different designs on Photosensing Units 133.In this embodiment, light source component 132 is arranged at the side of the pickup groove that body 131 defines." side " of this place speech can be expressed as light source component 132 and arrange a upper limb relative to syringe 90 or a lower edge, and now light source component 132 available contact or discontiguous mode are arranged at upper limb or the lower edge of syringe 90.In this embodiment, Photosensing Units 133 is arranged at the relative side of this light source component 132." relatively the side " of this place speech can be expressed as the side of facing light sources element 132.If when light source component 132 is arranged at the second fin 333b, Photosensing Units 133 is arranged at the first fin 333a.If when Photosensing Units 133 is arranged at the second fin 333b, light source component 132 is arranged at the first fin 333a.

In other alternate embodiment (not shown), light source component (not shown) can be arranged at a place of body 131 (with reference to Figure 13) contiguous syringe 90, now shifter 33a (with reference to Figure 13) only can comprise single fin (not shown), Photosensing Units 133 (with reference to Figure 13) then arranges on this fin, now Photosensing Units 133 is arranged at the relative side of light source component, and therefore light source component is arranged at the bottom of body 131.Be event, light source component is arranged at the side of the pickup groove of fixing syringe 90.

As shown in figure 17, a kind of optical measuring system 500 comprises optical measuring device 510, processor 520, display 530, supply unit 540, storer 550, Wireless Transmitter 560, temperature-sensitive sticker 570, refrigeratory 580, attention device 590, sensor 600, button 610 and a lid (not shown).Optical measuring device 510 separately comprises light source component 511, Photosensing Units 512 and actuated element 513.This processor 520 controls this light source component 511 and this actuated element 513 and receives a sensing signal of this Photosensing Units 512, according to a measurement result of this this accommodation space 94 of sensing signal computing.Display 530 can show this measurement result, understands injected dose and inject time in time for diabetic, also can show previous survey record before use.This storer 550 records this measurement result, this Wireless Transmitter 560 then by this processor 520 with automatic transmission or this measurement result of recording from this storer 550 according to command to the electronic receipt settlement (not shown) of its exterior for processing sensing signal further.In addition, this supply unit 540 supplies power supply to this processor 520, to supply whole optical measuring system 500 power supply.

In embodiment as shown in figure 17, when after temperature-sensitive sticker 570 sensing temperature, temperature-sensitive sticker 570 by transmission one sensing result to this processor 520, this processor 520 will judge whether to open this refrigeratory 580 according to this sensing result, with maintain beyond syringe or syringe accommodation space 94 in medicament storage temperature, in addition, also heat-absorbing material, cold-retaining agent, ice bag can be replaced refrigeratory 580, to reach effect of simplification system and saving power supply.Preset temperature threshold value is exceeded once temperature, this processor 520 will transmit an alarm signal to this attention device 590 according to this sensing result, this alarm signal of reception is sent warning by this attention device 590, and the warning time of generation is recorded in this storer 550, immediately make suitable process for user. simultaneouslyIn addition, after this processor 520 obtains sensing temperature, this storer 550 can be stored in or transfer to the electronic receipt settlement (not shown) of its exterior for processing sensing signal further by this Wireless Transmitter 560.

In embodiment as shown in figure 17, sensor 600 comprises startup sensor and interrupts sensor.Start sensor and can judge whether that transmission start signal is to processor 520 according to the state of optical measuring system 500 (position of such as syringe).Specifically, whether the startup sensor of sensor 600 detecting optical measuring system 500 can maintain the situation being applicable to measuring, generally speaking, close and the environmental benefits of dark in optical measurement, such as, just can measure when the body of lid and optical measuring device 510 closes, now the startup sensor of sensor 600 is limit switch (limitswitch), can be used for detecting trickle stroke and gauge tap, the startup sensor of this sensor 600 can be arranged at lid or body respectively according to different designs.Therefore, when lid and body close, the startup sensor of sensor 600 can be triggered.In other embodiments, even if lid and body close, if this pickup groove 95 is without when putting this syringe 90 any, actuated element is not then driven.Therefore, in this embodiment, when Cover opening, syringe 90 inserts body by above body.Again with reference to the embodiment of Figure 13, syringe 90 inserts the pickup groove of body 131 by the mounting hole 1313 of body 131, and therefore syringe 90 also can laterally be disposed into body 131.In this embodiment, body 131 separately comprises a push rod 1314, and this push rod 1314 can be inserted in body 131 by assist injection device 90, and this push rod 1314 comprises a support member 1315, this support member 1315 can coordinate the bottom of syringe 90, and makes syringe 90 stably insert pickup groove along the x-axis direction.In this embodiment, (figure does not show the startup sensor of sensor 600, such as limit switch) can be arranged on push rod 1314 or the body 131 relative with push rod 1314, contact with body 131 for when push rod 1314 and touch the startup sensor of sensor 600, actuated element 134 by driving light source element 132 and Photosensing Units 133 to carry out measurement syringe 90.In addition, in embodiment as shown in figure 17, sensor 600 can comprise interruption sensor (photointerrupter), start interruption sensor and can judge whether that transmission foldback signal is to processor 520 according to the position of Photosensing Units 133 (position of such as shifter), it can exceed measurement range for preventing Photosensing Units 20 from moving or dally in screw rod 31 end.Specifically, interrupting sensor for defining an effective range, the side piston rod 93 of syringe 90 (be such as arranged at outside) of accommodation space 94 can be located at.Interrupt sensor and be mainly divided into two elements (light-emitting component and photo detector), therefore interrupt sensor to arrange by transmission-type and reflection-type two kinds of modes, interrupt outside piston rod 93 that sensor can be arranged at syringe 90 and sense, such as in the embodiment of transmission-type, such as in the embodiment of transmission-type, when shifter 33 move to block photo detector Received signal strength in the middle of light-emitting component and photo detector time, Received signal strength is turned back by shifter.If in the embodiment of reflection-type, when shifter 33 moves to the sense position of light-emitting component and photo detector and the light signal of light-emitting component can be made to reflex to photo detector, Received signal strength is turned back by shifter.

In addition, the button 610 of optical measuring system 500 is available for users to transmission one user instruction to this processor 520.This user's instruction can include start measure, input consumption, the input pot-life, instruction such as input injection scheduling etc., wherein pot-life and injection scheduling can be arranged in pairs or groups this attention device 590 again, imitate and inject time to remind user's operating period.

The invention provides a kind of measuring method, the method can use light source component 10, Photosensing Units 20 and actuated element 30 as described in the embodiment of Fig. 2.This measuring method utilizes actuated element 30 to drive Photosensing Units 20, makes Photosensing Units 20 move and measure simultaneously, directly finds this accommodation space 94 and the position, boundary of piston 91, the mode of multiple averaging can be adopted to reduce error.If during traverse measurement, Photosensing Units 20 detects light from the beginning to the end, then judge that pickup groove 95 is interior without syringe 90, do not measure; If when Photosensing Units 20 cannot detect light from the beginning to the end, then judge that syringe is finished using, prompting user changes.In this measuring method, the type of drive of actuated element 30 is simple, therefore without the need to the design of complexity.

When carrying out above-mentioned optical measurement, because motor driving and optical detection carry out simultaneously, probably can occur because motor displacement hypervelocity and produces be shift error, therefore the present invention separately provides a kind of measuring method, uses the light source component 10 as described in the embodiment of Fig. 2, Photosensing Units 20 and actuated element 30.The process flow diagram of measuring method of the present invention as shown in figure 18, comprises the following step: in step 1410, presets a measuring distance, and this measuring distance preset is at least the length 1/2nd filling up or remain accommodation space 94, performs step 1420; In step 1420, this Photosensing Units 20 of transmission from one end of this accommodation space 94 to this measuring distance, and to define this transmission direction be the forward reverse direction of X-direction (in this embodiment for), and the reverse direction of this forward is negative sense (being X-direction in this embodiment), wherein this measuring distance each is 1/2nd of previous measuring distance, performs step 1430; In step 1430, judge whether the light also accumulative judgment value receiving this light source component 10, perform step 1440 or step 1450; In step 1440, if when receiving the light of this light source component 10, this Photosensing Units 20 of transmission is to 1/2nd of this measuring distance previous towards the positive direction; And, in step 1450, if without when receiving the light of this light source component 10, towards this Photosensing Units 20 of negative sense transmission to 1/2nd of this measuring distance previous.In the embodiment shown in Figure 19, step 1410 separately comprises the step 1411 of this Photosensing Units 20 of transmission to one end (being specially stiff end or the piston end of syringe) of this accommodation space 94.Step 1411 separately comprises and arranges a label 96 in the stiff end of this accommodation space 94, and this Photosensing Units 20 of transmission is to the step 1412 of this label 96; Step 1411 judges whether this Photosensing Units 20 receives the step 1413 of the light emitted line of this light source component 10 another also comprising, such as when Received signal strength is from when having signal to no signal, the one end (stiff end or piston end) arriving this accommodation space 94 can be judged.Step 1411 utilizes syringe 90 itself first to define a datum mark, such benefit is, if when cannot find this datum mark, then not carrying out measuring (without putting syringe 90 in pickup groove 95), also can prevent syringe 90 from producing because of putting position or direction difference further and surveying by mistake.

In addition, light receiver determining step 1430 of the present invention separately comprises step 1460: preset a threshold value, now judgment value is the number of times of the movement repeatedly of this actuated element 30, and when this judgment value is greater than this threshold value, this actuated element 30 stops (not starting).In other embodiments, light receiver determining step 1430 also can comprise step 1470: setting actuated element 30 has a step footpath scope, now judgment value is the measuring distance of this actuated element 30, if when this measuring distance is less than this step footpath scope, this actuated element 30 stops (not starting).

As shown in figure 20, in this embodiment, label 96 is arranged at the stiff end of this accommodation space 94 to the object lesson of above-mentioned steps, and label 96 can cover the light that light source component 10 is launched, and therefore Photosensing Units 20 cannot receive the light emitted line of this light source component 10; But in other embodiments, because syringe needle itself also can cover the light launched by this light source component 10, without the need to arranging any label 96; In addition, if when Photosensing Units 20 arrives the piston end of this accommodation space 94, because piston itself also can cover the light that light source component 10 launches; Therefore when Photosensing Units 20 from can receive cannot receive this light source component 10 light emitted line time, the present invention then determines that Photosensing Units 20 is positioned at one end (stiff end or piston end) of this accommodation space 94.In this embodiment, Photosensing Units 20 is from the unit of the stiff end of this accommodation space 94 transmission first measuring distance (being not limited to the measuring distance of Figure 20) towards the positive direction, now there is no and any light (being labeled as 0) detected, because piston 91 covers the light of the transmitting of light source component 10.Therefore Photosensing Units 20 is towards 1/2nd (the second measuring distances) of this Photosensing Units 20 to the first measuring distance unit of negative sense (X-direction) transmission.Now Photosensing Units 20 receives the light (being labeled as 1) of this light source component 10, therefore 1/2nd (the 3rd measuring distances) of Photosensing Units 20 this Photosensing Units 20 to the second measuring distance unit of transmission towards the positive direction.Now, Photosensing Units 20 receives the light (being labeled as 1) of this light source component 10, therefore Photosensing Units 20 towards the positive direction this Photosensing Units 20 of transmission to 1/2nd (the 4th measuring distances) of the 3rd measuring distance unit.And repeatedly repeat with above-mentioned steps and accurately try to achieve the position, boundary of piston 91 and accommodation space 94, and then accurately calculate the chemical content Δ V in accommodation space 94.Wherein the number of times of above-mentioned movement is repeatedly predeterminable is a threshold value, if when judgment value is greater than this threshold value, this actuated element 30 stops (not starting).In addition, in other embodiments, also can set actuated element 30 and there is a step footpath scope, if when the measuring distance of this actuated element 30 is less than this step footpath scope, this actuated element 30 stops (not starting).

Technology contents of the present invention and technical characterstic have disclosed as above, but the technical field of the invention technician should be appreciated that, in the spirit and scope of the invention that attached application claim defines after not deviating from, teaching of the present invention and announcement can do all replacements and modification.Such as, the many devices disclosed above or structure can be implemented or are replaced with other structure in a variety of ways, or adopt the combination of above-mentioned two kinds of modes.

In addition, the interest field of the application is not limited to the technique of the specific embodiment disclosed, equipment, manufacture, the composition of material, device, method or step above.Persond having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention should be appreciated that, based on teaching of the present invention and disclose technique, equipment, manufacture, the composition of material, device, method or step, no matter exist now or developer in the future, it performs the identical function of essence with this case embodiment announcement person in the mode that essence is identical, and reach the identical result of essence, also can be used in the present invention.Therefore, following application claim is in order to contain in order to the composition of this type of technique, equipment, manufacture, material, device, method or step.

Claims

1. an optical measuring device, for measuring the residual pharmacy amount of a syringe, this syringe comprises a housing, and this housing is cylindrically; This optical measuring device comprises:

One body, comprises a pickup groove, and this pickup groove is used for fixing this syringe;

One light source component;

One Photosensing Units, receives light that this light source component through this syringe launches to judge residual pharmacy amount; And

One actuated element, connects and drives this Photosensing Units; This actuated element comprises a screw rod and a shifter, and this shifter comprises:

One body;

One spiro union portion, is spirally connected with this screw rod, makes this shifter moving axially along this screw rod; And

One alar part, its part be connected with this body is intended for the barrel surface of this housing, and moves along the axis of this screw rod and the barrel surface of this housing; Wherein this light source component is arranged at this body, and this Photosensing Units is arranged at this alar part side relative with this light source component, or this Photosensing Units is arranged at this body, and this light source component is arranged at this alar part side relative with this Photosensing Units; This light source component and this Photosensing Units along the axial synchronizing moving of this housing, and synchronously carry out the measurement of residual pharmacy amount.

2. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this light source component is selected from the group of light emitting diode (LED), laser, fluorescent lamp, Halogen lamp LED and cold cathode fluorescent lamp composition.

3. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this Photosensing Units is selected from the group that optical diode, photoelectric crystal, photoresistance, charge coupled cell and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) form.

4. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this actuated element also comprises a motor and drives this screw rod, and this motor is selected from the group of step motor, alternating current motor, d.c. motor, ultrasonic motor and linear motor composition.

5. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this body separately comprises pass through aperture, and this body separately comprises a fixed bar, and this fixed bar passes through this through hole.

6. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this body comprises at least one support portion, and this at least one support portion forms this pickup groove.

7. optical measuring device according to claim 1, separately comprises a printed circuit board (PCB), and be arranged on this shifter, wherein this shifter separately comprises a metal clips, and this metal clips is conflicted this printed circuit board (PCB).

8. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this syringe is insulin syringe.

9. optical measuring device according to claim 1, wherein this light source component is pointolite, source of parallel light or multiple pointolite.

10. an optical measuring system, comprises:

Optical measuring device as claimed in claim 1;

One processor, this processor controls this light source component and this actuated element and receives a sensing signal of this Photosensing Units, according to a measurement result of this sensing signal computing one syringe; And

One display, shows this measurement result.

11. optical measuring systems according to claim 10, separately comprise a supply unit, and this supply unit supply power supply is to this processor.

12. optical measuring systems according to claim 10, separately comprise a storer and a Wireless Transmitter, this this measurement result of storer record, and this Wireless Transmitter is for transmitting this measurement result recorded from this storer.

13. optical measuring systems according to claim 10, separately comprise a temperature-sensitive sticker, and this temperature-sensitive sticker transmits a sensing result to this processor.

14. optical measuring systems according to claim 13, separately comprise a refrigeratory, and this processor judges whether to open this refrigeratory according to this sensing result.

15. optical measuring systems according to claim 13, separately comprise an attention device, and this processor transmits an alarm signal to this attention device according to this sensing result, and this attention device receives this alarm signal and sends warning.

16. optical measuring systems according to claim 10, separately comprise a sensor, and whether this sensor transmits an enabling signal to this processor according to the condition adjudgement of this optical measuring system.

17. optical measuring systems according to claim 10, separately comprise a sensor, and whether this sensor transmits foldback signal to this processor according to the position judgment of this Photosensing Units.

18. optical measuring systems according to claim 10, separately comprise a button, and this button transmits user's instruction to this processor, and this user's instruction is selected from the group starting and measure, input consumption, input pot-life and input injection scheduling composition.

19. optical measuring systems according to claim 18, separately comprise an attention device, and this attention device reminds term of life and the inject time of this syringe.

20. 1 kinds of measuring methods, adopt the optical measuring device according to claim 1-9 any one; Described method comprises the following step:

Preset a measuring distance;

Transmission one Photosensing Units is from one end of a syringe to this measuring distance, and wherein defining this transmission direction is forward, and the reverse direction of this forward is negative sense, and wherein this measuring distance each is 1/2nd of previous measuring distance;

Judge whether the light of reception one light source component, and an accumulative judgment value;

If when receiving the light of this light source component, this Photosensing Units of transmission is to 1/2nd of this measuring distance previous towards the positive direction; And

If without when receiving the light of this light source component, towards this Photosensing Units of negative sense transmission to 1/2nd of this measuring distance previous.

21. measuring methods according to claim 20, separately comprise this Photosensing Units of transmission one end to this syringe.

22. measuring methods according to claim 21, wherein the transmission step of this Photosensing Units separately comprises and arranges a label in one end of this syringe, and this Photosensing Units of transmission is to this label.

23. measuring methods according to claim 21, wherein the transmission step of this Photosensing Units separately comprises and judges whether this Photosensing Units receives the light emitted line of this light source component.

24. measuring methods according to claim 20, wherein this light receiver determining step separately comprises a default threshold value, and when this judgment value is greater than this threshold value, this actuated element does not start.

25. measuring methods according to claim 20, wherein this light receiver determining step separately comprise setting this actuated element there is a step footpath scope, if when this measuring distance is less than this step footpath scope, this actuated element does not start.