Hybrid ring-type smart stethoscope and method for producing same

1 . A hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope comprising:

a connection part having:

a hollow hole configured to accommodate a finger of a user,

a first end,

a second end opposite the first end,

a first coupling portion disposed on the first end, and

a second coupling portion disposed on the second end;

a first structure coupled to the first coupling portion of the connection part; and

a second structure detachably coupled to the second coupling portion of the connection part,

wherein a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least one portion of the connection part is defined in one surface of the first structure, the first accommodation portion extending from a location coupled to the first coupling portion of the connection part and having a first depth corresponding to a shape of the at least one portion of the connection part,

wherein a second accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least another portion of the connection part is defined in one surface of the second structure, the second accommodation portion extending from a location coupled to the second coupling portion of the connection part and having a second depth corresponding to a shape of the at least another portion of the connection part,

wherein the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion are parallel to each other,

wherein, when the hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope is returned to a folded state, the connection part is forcibly inserted and stored between the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion, and the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion together fully accommodate an entire connection part,

wherein the second structure includes a measurement module configured to be in contact with the user and collect body-related information, the body-related information including a heartbeat of the user or respiratory information, and

wherein the measurement module disposed on another surface of the second structure opposite the one surface on which the second accommodation portion is defined.

2 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 , wherein the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion are hinge-coupled to the first structure and the second structure, respectively, and the first structure and the second structure rotate based on the hinge-coupling of the respective coupling portions of the connection part to adjust angles of the first structure and the second structure.

3 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 2 , wherein

the first end of the connection part is coupled to a center of a bottom portion of the first structure, and

the second end of the connection part is coupled to one end of the second structure.

4 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 3 , wherein when the hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope is in an unfolded state, the first structure and the second structure are parallel to each other and the connection part is perpendicular to the first structure and the second structure.

5 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 3 , wherein when the hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope is returned to the folded state, the first structure rotates around the first coupling portion of the connection part and the connection part is accommodated in the first accommodation portion of the first structure, and

wherein the second structure rotates around the second coupling portion of the connection part and the connection part is accommodated in the second accommodation portion of the second structure.

6 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 ,

wherein an adhesive portion is disposed on the another surface of the second structure to provide adhesive force by touching a skin of the user.

7 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 ,

wherein the connection part further comprises a user pulse blocking member configured to absorb user's pulse vibration transmitted through a user's finger inserted into the hollow hole, thereby reducing errors in a pulse measurement by the measurement module caused by the user's pulse vibration transferred through the user's finger, and

wherein the user pulse blocking member is detachably to the hollow hole configured to accommodate the user's finger.

8 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 , wherein the second structure further comprises a separation detection sensor configured to derive separation information between a skin of the user and the second structure when the second structure having the measurement module is separated from the skin of the user, and

wherein the connection part further comprises at least one vibration module interworking with the separation detection sensor, and the at least one vibration module is vibrated based on the separation information derived from the separation detection sensor when detecting a separation distance between the second structure and the skin of the user.

9 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 8 , wherein the at least one vibration module includes two vibration modules respectively disposed on two opposing sides of the hollow hole defined in the connection part.

10 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 8 , wherein the separation detection sensor is disposed on the another surface of the second structure directly adjacent to the measurement module.

11 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 , wherein the second structure further comprises an anti-slip structure provided at the another surface of the second structure having at least one vibration module to prevent the second structure from slipping on a skin of the user, and

wherein the anti-slip structure is disposed on the another surface of the second structure where the second structure is configured to contact with the skin of the user, and a cross-section of the second structure has protrusions and recesses with uniform patterns.

12 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 , wherein the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion each have a length and a width corresponding to a length and a width of the connection part.

13 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 , wherein a measurement module accommodation hole configured to accommodate the measurement module is defined in the another surface of the second structure, the measurement module accommodation hole having a shape corresponding to a shape of the measurement module.

14 . The hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope of claim 1 , wherein a curved portion having a shape corresponding to a bottom surface of the user's finger is defined in the one surface of the second structure.

15 . A method of producing a hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope, the method comprising:

preparing a connection part configured to be worn on a user's finger, the connection part including:

a hollow hole configured to accommodate the user's finger,

a first end,

a second end opposite the first end,

a first coupling portion disposed on the first end, and

a second coupling portion disposed on the second end;

installing a first structure on the first end of the connection part in a foldable manner by coupling the first structure to the first coupling portion of the connection part; and

installing a second structure on the second end of the connection part in the foldable manner by detachably coupling the second structure to the second coupling portion of the connection part,

wherein a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least one portion of the connection part is defined in one surface of the first structure, the first accommodation portion extending from a location coupled to the first coupling portion of the connection part and having a first depth corresponding to a shape of the at least one portion of the connection part,

wherein a second accommodation portion configured to accommodate at least another portion of the connection part is defined in one surface of the second structure, the second accommodation portion extending from a location coupled to the second coupling portion of the connection part and having a second depth corresponding to a shape of the at least another portion of the connection part,

wherein the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion are parallel to each other,

wherein, when the hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope is returned to a folded state, the connection part is forcibly inserted and stored between the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion, and the first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion together fully accommodate an entire connection part,

wherein the second structure includes a measurement module configured to be in contact with the user and collect body-related information, the body-related information including a heartbeat of the user or respiratory information, and

wherein the measurement module disposed on another surface of the second structure opposite the one surface on which the second accommodation portion is defined.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein

the first end of the connection part is coupled to a center of a bottom portion of the first structure, and

the second end of the connection part is coupled to one end of the second structure.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein when the hybrid ring-shaped smart stethoscope is in an unfolded state, the first structure and the second structure are parallel to each other and the connection part is perpendicular to the first structure and the second structure.