乳児の吸啜時における携帯型舌運動機能評価システムの構築と臨床への適用

カテゴリ: 論文誌(論文単位)

グループ名: 【C】電子・情報・システム部門

発行日: 2014/11/01

タイトル(英語): Portable Tongue Movement Function Evaluation System for Infant Sucking and Clinical Applications

著者名: 西　恵理（大阪電気通信大学 医療福祉工学部），栗山　大徳（大阪電気通信大学大学院 医療福祉工学研究科），河内　了輔（大阪電気通信大学），武井　安津子（社会医療法人愛仁会高槻病院 新生児内科），長松　有衣子（独立行政法人地域医療機能推進機構大阪病院 小児科），黒柳　裕一（独立行政法人地域医療機能推進機構大阪病院 小児科），新川　拓也（大阪電気通信大学 医療福祉工学部）

著者名(英語): Eri Nishi (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University), Hironori Kuriyama (Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University), Ryosuke Kawachi (Osaka Electro-Communication University), Atsuko Takei (Department of Neonatology, Takatsuki General Hospital), Yuiko Nagamatsu (Department of Pediatrics, Japan Community Health care Organization Osaka Hospital), Yuichi Kuroyanagi (Department of Pediatrics, Japan Community Health care Organization Osaka Hospital), Takuya Niikawa (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Osaka Electro-Communication University)

キーワード: 乳児，吸啜時，携帯型，舌運動，評価システム　　infant，sucking，portable，tongue movement，evaluation system

要約(英語): The aim of this study was to elucidate the mechanism of the tongue movement in an infant during sucking. Therefore, we constructed a system for measuring the force applied by an infant tongue to an artificial nipple using a point-contact force sensor. The force sensor consists of a pressure transducer and a stainless steel ball. Any force applied to the artificial nipple is transmitted to the pressure transducer, via point contact with the stainless steel ball. The sensors are arranged at the tip and base of the nipple to capture peristaltic-like movements of the tongue. This system is portable and resembles a feeding bottle. Since the sucking period, output signal, the order in which force is applied to the sensor, and the time difference are displayed on the integrated LCD screen, measurement results are available immediately. Using this system, we performed measurements on infants with different nutritional states. In infants capable of breastfeeding, sucking involves peristaltic-like movements of the tongue. In infants incapable of breastfeeding, the base and the tip of the tongue contact the nipple at the same time. In addition, pediatricians validated this system, demonstrating that adaptation to the clinic is possible.

本誌: 電気学会論文誌C（電子・情報・システム部門誌） Vol.134 No.11 （2014） 特集Ⅰ：電気関係学会関西連合大会　特集Ⅱ：国際会議ヒューマナイズド　システム2013

本誌掲載ページ: 1617-1623 p

原稿種別: 論文／日本語

電子版へのリンク: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ieejeiss/134/11/134_1617/_article/-char/ja/