Palpation support device and palpation support method

1 . A palpation support system, comprising:

a first information processing device for a patient, the first information processing device including a palpation data acquiring part configured to acquire a plurality of palpation data based on a plurality of pressure values measured by a plurality of tactile sensors attached to at least two or more fingers of an examiner, and a transmitter configured to transmit the plurality of palpation data;

a second information processing device for a doctor, the second information processing device including a receiver configured to receive the plurality of palpation data, and second processing circuitry configured to determine a palpation method performed by the examiner among a plurality of palpation methods, based on the plurality of palpation data; and

a display configured to display information indicating the palpation method and a schematic diagram of a hand, wherein the schematic diagram displays a location where the tactile sensors are attached and identification information corresponding to the plurality of pressure values detected by the plurality of tactile sensors.

2 . The palpation support system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first information processing device includes first processing circuitry configured to generate the palpation data based on the plurality of pressure values measured by the plurality of tactile sensors.

3 . The palpation support system according to claim 2 , wherein the second processing circuitry is further configured to determine the palpation method based on a comparison between the palpation data measured by each of the tactile sensors and a threshold value.

4 . The palpation support system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the second processing circuitry is further configured to generate converted data by frequency-converting the palpation data, and

wherein a diagnosis support information output part displays the converted data as a piece of the diagnosis support information.

5 . The palpation support system according to claim 4 , further comprising a recorder configured to record voices or sounds during palpation,

wherein the first processing circuitry is further configured to generate recorded data based on the voices or sounds recorded by the recorder,

wherein the second processing circuitry is further configured to detect pressure pain voices or sounds based on a volume level of the recorded data, and

wherein the diagnosis support information output part highlights the converted data corresponding to the recorded data in which the pressure pain voices or sounds are detected.

6 . The palpation support system according to claim 4 , further comprising a memory configured to store the palpation data and examination position data in association with each other, wherein the examination position data indicates a position of an examined portion of the palpation measured when the examiner performs the palpation method.

7 . The palpation support system according to claim 6 ,

wherein the memory stores the examination position data and observation position data in association with each other, wherein the examination position data is measured by a first position coordinate system on a side of the patient, wherein the observation position data is measured by a second position coordinate system on a side of the doctor and indicates a position of the examined portion, and

wherein the second processing circuitry is further configured to determine the examined portion based on the observation position data, and read, from the memory, the converted data corresponding to the examined portion.

8 . The palpation support system according to claim 6 , wherein the second processing circuitry is further configured to determine whether a number of the palpation data is enough based on a distribution diagram on which the palpation data is plotted based on the examination position data.

9 . The palpation support system according to claim 2 , further comprising an imager configured to make an image of palpation,

wherein the first processing circuitry is further configured to generate image data indicating contents of the image made by the imager.

10 . The palpation support system according to claim 1 , wherein the display is further configured to highlight an attached portion that indicates a high pressure data value greater than a threshold value.

11 . A palpation support method, comprising:

acquiring, by an information processing device for a patient, a plurality of palpation data based on a plurality of pressure values measured by a plurality of tactile sensors attached to at least two or more fingers of an examiner;

transmitting the plurality of palpation data from the information processing device for the patient;

receiving the plurality of palpation data by an information processing device for a doctor;

determining a palpation method performed by the examiner among a plurality of palpation methods, based on the plurality of palpation data received by the information processing device for the doctor; and

displaying, on a display, information indicating the palpation method and a schematic diagram of a hand, wherein the schematic diagram displays a location where the tactile sensors are attached and identification information corresponding to the plurality of pressure values detected by the plurality of tactile sensors.