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Respiration training machine enabling grasp of effect

a training machine and exercise technology, applied in the field of breathing exercisers, can solve the problems of reducing sleep quality, affecting the treatment effect,

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-09-10
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO LTD +1
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Benefits of technology

[0033]According to the present invention, the user can grasp an effect brought about by breathing exercise.

Problems solved by technology

It has become clear that respiratory standstill during sleep due to airway obstruction or autonomic nervous system abnormalities, which is a so-called “Sleep Apnea Syndrome (SAS)”, not only simply reduces sleep quality, causing drowsiness during daytime active hours but also promotes hypertension and thereby induces harmful blood pressure fluctuations, which becomes a cause of many serious diseases such as heart diseases and brain diseases.
However, any of the approaches is a great burden for patients and the current state is that low-burden approaches to the prevention of the SAS have not been proposed.

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[0052]FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic view of a breathing exerciser 100 in a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0053]Referring to FIG. 1, the breathing exerciser 100 according to the present embodiment includes an exerciser main body 1; a cuff 2 which is placed on a predetermined body part of a user to pressurize by air pressure; and an air tube 3 connecting the exerciser main body 1 and the cuff 2.

[0054]The exerciser main body 1 includes a display unit 4 provided so that the user can check display content; and an operation unit 21 provided so that the user can externally operate the exerciser. The operation unit 21 includes a plurality of switches and has a menu switch 21.1 for inputting an instruction to display a variety of menus of the breathing exerciser 100; a set switch 21.2 for inputting an instruction to perform a menu or each operation; a start switch 21.3 for inputting an instruction to start exercise; left and right scroll switches 21.4; ...

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[0138]Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

[0139]Although in the first embodiment during breathing exercise an exercise pattern which is determined before the exercise is not changed, in the second embodiment even during breathing exercise the exercise pattern can be changed. Note that the basic configuration of a breathing exerciser in the second embodiment is similar to that of the breathing exerciser 100 in the first embodiment. Thus, also here description is made using the reference numerals used in the first embodiment.

[0140]Differences from the first embodiment will be described below.

[0141]Referring to FIG. 2, a control unit 20 of a breathing exerciser 100 in the second embodiment further includes a pattern changing unit 208, in addition to the units described in the first embodiment. The pattern changing unit 208 changes an exercise pattern being executed, based on an effect index for during a current exercise period.

[0142]FIG. 14 is a flowcha...

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Abstract

A breathing exerciser includes: a guide unit for guiding an exercise pattern of breathing to a user; a biological information detecting unit for detecting biological information on the user; a biological information detection control unit for controlling detection of the biological information at timing associated with an exercise period during which the exercise pattern is guided; a characteristic value calculating unit for calculating a characteristic value that reflects an exercise index, based on the biological information detected according to the control of the biological information detection control unit, the exercise index being a target of breathing exercise; an effect index calculating unit for calculating an effect index based on at least two characteristic values, the effect index representing an effect of the breathing exercise; and an informing unit for informing the effect index to the user.

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[0001]This application is a National Stage application of PCT / JP2006 / 325900, filed Dec. 26, 2006, which claims the benefit of priority of Japanese Application No. 2006-012879, filed Jan. 20, 2006, the entire contents of these applications hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present invention relates to a breathing exerciser and more particularly to a breathing exerciser that guides an exercise pattern of breathing.BACKGROUND ART[0003]It has been verified that slow deep breathing leads to suppression of autonomic nerves, providing an effect of decreasing blood pressure. For example, the document “Slow Breathing Improves Arterial Baroreflex Sensitivity and Decreases Blood Pressure in Essential Hypertension” (hereinafter, referred to as the “Non-Patent Document 1”) by Chacko N. Joseph, et al., in “Hypertension, October 2005”, Volume 46, pp. 714-718, published by the American Heart Association, can be a reference document. Therefore, conventionally, as autonomic ne...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63B23/18
CPCA61B5/0205A61B5/022A61B5/486A63B23/185A63B2024/0012A63B2230/30A63B2071/0625A63B2225/20A63B2230/04A63B2230/06A63B2230/08A63B2024/0068A61B5/08A63B23/00A63B24/00A63B69/00
Inventor SHIRASAKI, OSAMUSHIGA, TOSHIKAZUNAKASE, YUZOKARIO, KAZUOMI
Owner OMRON HEALTHCARE CO LTD
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