MONITORING DEVICE
A monitoring device includes an emitting part that emits an ultrasonic wave, a reception part that receives a reflected wave, and a detection part. When the emitting part emits the ultrasonic wave to a bottom of bladder of a subject, the reception part receives a reflected wave from the bottom of bladder, the reflected wave being based on the ultrasonic wave from the emitting part. The detection part detects, based on a result of reception by the reception part, a predetermined movement of the bottom of bladder or an index indicating a moving state of the bottom of bladder.
1 . A monitoring device having an emitting part that emits an ultrasonic wave into a body of a subject, the monitoring device comprising:
a reception part that receives a reflected wave based on the ultrasonic wave reflected on a bottom of bladder of the subject; and
a detection part that detects, based on a result of reception by the reception part, a predetermined movement of the bottom of bladder or an index indicating a moving state of the bottom of bladder.
2 . The monitoring device according to claim 1 , comprising:
an output part that outputs information indicating a result of detection by the detection part.
3 . The monitoring device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the information includes at least one of the following: a count of occurrence of the predetermined movement, a moving distance of the bottom of bladder; a moving speed of the bottom of bladder; whether or not the predetermined movement has occurred; and a period of time in which the moving state of the bottom of bladder is maintained.
4 . The monitoring device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the output part includes a transmission part that transmits the information to an external apparatus.
5 . The monitoring device according to claim 2 , comprising:
an attaching unit to be attached to the subject,
wherein the output part includes a notification part included in the attaching unit, and
wherein the notification part outputs the information by at least one of sound output or displaying.
6 . The monitoring device according to claim 1 , wherein
the emitting part includes a plurality of ultrasonic generation elements, and
when ultrasonic waves are emitted from two or more ultrasonic generation elements included in the plurality of ultrasonic generation elements to a bladder of the subject, and any of the ultrasonic waves is emitted to the bottom of bladder, the reception part receives reflected waves from the bladder based on the respective ultrasonic waves.
7 . The monitoring device according to claim 6 , wherein
the emitting part is configured to emit the ultrasonic waves to the bottom of bladder and an inner side wall of bladder of the subject when the emitting part is disposed in a predetermined positional relationship with the subject, and
the reception part is configured to receive reflected waves from the bottom of bladder and from the inner side wall of bladder based on the respective ultrasonic waves.
8 . The monitoring device according to claim 6 , wherein
the emitting part is configured to emit the ultrasonic waves to the bottom of bladder of the subject when the emitting part is disposed in a predetermined positional relationship with the subject, and
the reception part is configured to receive reflected waves from the bottom of bladder based on the respective ultrasonic waves.