MOBILITY EVALUATION SYSTEM AND METHOD

• Main Authors: JO SEIKETSU, TAKAKUWA KAI, HAYASHI MASAAKI, IRIE YUKA, KOIKE TAKUJI, HIGO TAKENOBU, KANZAKI AKIRA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 09.08.2018
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PHYSICS; SURGERY; TESTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobility evaluation system which is used by attaching a probe thereto, when evaluating mobility of an ear ossicle.SOLUTION: There is provided a mobility evaluation system for evaluating mobility of an ear ossicle comprising: a measurement probe comprising a vibration application device which contacts an ear ossicle and gives vibration, an actuator for vibrating the vibration application device, and a force sensor for measuring reaction force applied to the actuator when the vibration application device is brought into contact with the ear ossicle, and based on the measurement result, outputting a voltage; an analysis part for performing FFT analysis based on the voltage output from the measurement probe; an evaluation part for evaluating mobility of the ear ossicle based on a prescribed frequency component value; and an output part for outputting an evaluation result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】耳小骨の可動性を評価するにあたって、探針を取り付けて使用する可動性評価システムを提供する。【解決手段】耳小骨の可動性を評価する可動性評価システムであって、耳小骨に接触し、振動を与える加振装置と、加振装置を振動させるアクチュエータと、加振装置を耳小骨に接触させたときにアクチュエータにかかる反力を測定し、当該測定結果に基づき、電圧を出力する力センサとを含む計測プローブと、計測プローブから出力された電圧に基づき、ＦＦＴ解析をして、所定の周波数成分値を求める解析部と、所定の周波数成分値に基づき、耳小骨の可動性を評価する評価部と、評価結果を出力する出力部と備える可動性評価システム。【選択図】図２