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4649930 |
Apparatus for beat buffering techniques varified by arrhythmias detection for stopaction frames of cardiac function
From a heart sound signal input the occurrence of a first occurring heart sound is detected. Thereupon a predetermined heart sound enable window time is established, which for a first detection...
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4644956 |
Physiological test probe
A physiological test probe, in particular a vaginal electrode for the derivation of the foetal electrocardiogram, adapted to be transcervically fixed by means of points to the skin of the foetal...
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4628939 |
Method and improved apparatus for analyzing heart activity
A method and associated means for producing simultaneous electrical representations of the electrical and acoustical (heart sound) activity of the heart, in which a pickup device and associated...
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4618986 |
Electronic stethoscope
An electronic stethoscope is disclosed having a palm sized electronic component case with operating switches provided on opposite sides of the case for ease of operation. The stethoscope includes a...
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4594731 |
Electronic stethoscope
An electronic transducer in which the detected sounds are frequency multiplied to place them in a more favorable position for hearing within the auditory range, and in which lateral modulation by...
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4592366 |
Automated blood pressure monitoring instrument
An automated blood pressure monitoring instrument including a noise level detector which enables the instrument to have the sound sensing performance analogous to the human ear. Sounds, including...
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4577638 |
Esophageal stethoscope
An esophageal stethoscope includes a plastic tube having at least one bore extending over the length of the tube. The tube has a distal end which is insertable into the esophagus of the patient,...
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4559953 |
Apparatus for detecting changes in shape of a body
An apparatus for detecting and measuring changes in the shape of a wall of a body includes a detector capsule adapted for attachment to the wall and pneumatically connected to a volume transducer...
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4549551 |
Heart rate detector
An electronic heart sound detector in which a transducer detects the two primary heart beats of the heart cycle to produce a signal which is converted to a digital signal, filtered and the...
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4546777 |
Heart sound detector and synchronization for diagnostics
From a heart sound signal input the occurrence of a first occurring heart sound is detected. Thereupon a predetermined heart sound enable window time is established, which for a first detection...
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4534058 |
Electronic stethoscope with automatic power shut-off
In an electronic stethoscope which includes a pickup head, a microphone, a tubular accoustic connection between the pickup head and microphone, an amplifier receiving an input from the microphone,...
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4528689 |
Sound monitoring apparatus
Sound monitoring apparatus is described which provides a slowed down version of the original sound, e.g. a heart beat without changing the quality of the sound as perceived by a trained listener...
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4528690 |
Compact hybrid stethoscope
A compact hybrid stethoscope comprises a detachable headpiece for picking up auscultory sounds, a flexible tubing pneumatically connected to the headpiece for transmitting the auscultory sounds, an...
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4517984 |
Esophageal probe
An esophageal probe comprising, a shaft assembly including an elongated shaft, and a sound conducting medium extending from a distal location of the shaft assembly to a proximal location of the...
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4498188 |
Electronic stethoscope for monitoring the operation of a prosthetic valve implanted in a patient's heart
An electronic stethoscope for monitoring prosthetic valves for hearts includes a casing to which the center portion of a spring member is mounted. A weighted housing is mounted to the ends of the...
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4476872 |
Esophageal probe with disposable cover
An esophageal probe comprising, a disposable housing comprising an elongated sleeve defining a cavity, and a proximal connector. The probe has a permanent monitoring device comprising an elongated...
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4458693 |
Monitoring system
Apparatus and technique for monitoring physiological parameters. An acoustic sensor or microphone is placed in close proximity to the chest of a patient having one or two prosthetic heart valves....
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4458687 |
Trans-telephonic acoustical and electrical heart valve monitor system
A heart monitor for transtelephonic monitoring of heart activity and of the functioning of implantable heart valves. The monitor is provided with foam electrodes for monitoring heart activity and...
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4446873 |
Method and apparatus for detecting heart sounds
From a heart sound signal input the occurrence of a first occurring heart sound is detected. Thereupon a predetermined heart sound enable window time is established, which for a first detection...
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4446872 |
Method and apparatus for determining systolic time intervals
A method and apparatus for determining the systolic time intervals from the electrocardiogram (ECG) wherein initially there is detected at least the point in time of the Q-wave in the ECG....
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4438772 |
Differential stethoscope
A portable differential stethoscope includes small microphone elements which are attached to the stethoscope heads to pick up acoustic signals from the body. The sounds picked up by the stethoscope...
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4428380 |
Method and improved apparatus for analyzing activity
A method and associated means for producing simultaneous electrical representations of the electrical and acoustical (heart sound) activity of the heart, in which a pickup device and associated...
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4428381 |
Monitoring device
Apparatus for technique for monitoring physiological parameters. An acoustic sensor or microphone is placed in close proximity to the chest of a patient having one or two prosthetic heart valves....
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4424815 |
Stethoscope-type recording system with stretched-in-time playback
A system for recording heart sounds from a stethoscope-type device and reproducing selected heartbeats stretched out in time but with the same pitch as recorded. In one embodiment the heart sounds...
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4409986 |
Esophageal cardiac pulse monitoring apparatus and method
An esophageal cardiac pulse probe includes a lumen for insertion into the esophagus, the end of the lumen preferably being closed by a flexible diaphragm. Pressure variations imparted to the fluid...
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RE31377 |
Disposable esophageal and tracheal multi-probes
A disposable esophageal probe incorporating the capability to detect ECG waveforms, heart sounds and to measure body core temperature is described. The probe incorporates a plastic tube with...
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4401125 |
Stethoscope securing pad
A pad for securing the head of a stethoscope to a patient's skin comprising, a generally annular sheet of flexible material larger than the head and having an outer edge, an inner edge defining an...
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4383534 |
Vital signs monitoring apparatus
An endotracheal tube has detection devices including a temperature detector, ECG detector and the heart sounds and breath sounds detector positioned proximate the interior end of the tube. A...
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4378022 |
Energy-frequency-time heart sound analysis
A method for determining the operability status of heart valves IN VIVO. Accoustical data emanating from a heart valve to be analyzed is gathered. The data are divided into time slices, and the...
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4377727 |
Stethoscope having means for measuring pulse frequency
An improved stethoscope having means for measuring the frequency of a series of pulses, such as human heart pulses, is disclosed, in the use of which such pulses are detected simultaneously with...
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4369794 |
Probe with electrocardiographic monitoring
A tubular disposable probe, having a central lumen having a plurality of conductive pathways extending longitudinally of the probe from the proximal end to the distal end, and a reusable connector...
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4362166 |
Disposable medical probe and connector
A disposable flexible medical device or probe and a reusable connector are provided. The disposable probe comprises a flexible tube of resilient plastic having a central major lumen and two or more...
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4362164 |
Electronic pick-up device for transducing electrical energy and sound energy of the heart
A stethoscope transducer applicable as a conventional audio transducer and as a phonocardiogram transducer has a body which on one side mounts an electrode carrying chest bell and which on an...
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4304240 |
Esophageal probe with dual sound detection
An esophageal probe comprising, an elongated hollow sleeve defining a cavity. The probe has a first vibration detection device at a first distal location in the sleeve cavity, and a second...
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4304239 |
Esophageal probe with balloon electrode
An esophageal probe comprising, a shaft assembly having an elongated shaft with an inflation lumen extending along the shaft, and an inflatable balloon on the shaft communicating with the inflation...
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4301809 |
Esophageal monitoring apparatus
This application discloses an esophageal stethoscope for audibly and electronically monitoring a patient's cardiovascular functions. The stethoscope comprises a flexible tube which is dimensioned...
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4295471 |
Non-invasive vascular waveform transducer and apparatus
Apparatus is disclosed herein for non-invasively monitoring arterial waveforms, such as the waveform produced by blood flow through the brachial artery in a human subject. The invention includes a...
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4254302 |
Electronic stethoscope
A portable, lightweight, self-contained stethoscope includes: (a) an enclosure containing a speaker, and having an acoustic wave outlet connectible to stethoscope flexible tubing, (b) an...
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4220160 |
Method and apparatus for discrimination and detection of heart sounds
A method and apparatus for transposition of heart sounds to a range easily detectable by the human ear and suitable for transmission, for discrimination of low intensity or brief sounds, and for...
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4214589 |
Method and apparatus for blood pressure measurement including a true Korotkov sound detector
Indirect blood pressure measurement for a systolic or diastolic blood pressure is accomplished by making use of a true Korotkov sound determination. When three or four Korotkov sound signals are...
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4129125 |
Patient monitoring system
A portable system for monitoring the vital signs of a patient such as ECG, temperature, respiration, heart beat etc. consisting of a substantially flat housing having either exposed electrodes or...
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4094308 |
Method and system for rapid non-invasive determination of the systolic time intervals
A non-invasive method and means for determining beat-by-beat assessments of a patient's cardiac performance by measuring the "pre-ejection phase" (PEP) and the "left ventricular ejection time"...
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3989895 |
Stethoscope transducer
An improved stethoscope having a transducer attached to it for converting mechanically produced heart sound transmissions into an electrical signal without interrupting the mechanically produced...
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3985121 |
Heart detective
The heart detective described is a portable device for detecting and indicating when heart sounds emanating directly from a physical area under auscultation are representative of a heart disorder....
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3951136 |
Multiple purpose esophageal probe
A single esophageal probe incorporating multiple different function components whereby a single multi-purpose device is provided. A temperature sensor projects through and beyond the open inner end...
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3921623 |
HEART BEATING EXAMINING APPARATUS
The heart beating examining circuit comprises a combination of a heart beating measuring circuit, a heart pulse measuring circuit and a circuit interconnecting these two circuits. The heart beating...
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3878832 |
Method and apparatus for detecting and quantifying cardiovascular murmurs and the like
A system for extracting information concerning a defect manifested by random noise from a composite signal that includes a periodic portion and a random noise portion. The composite signal is...
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3868954 |
HEMADYNAMOMETER MICROPHONE
A hemadynamometer microphone comprising a microphone cap, an elastic support member with the outer periphery thereof snugly fitted in the inner periphery of said microphone cap, a ceramic element...
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3867925 |
EXPENDABLE STETHOSCOPE
Stethoscope means for removable attachment to the skin surface of the body of a patient comprising bell means including a generally cup-shaped housing shell forming a chamber, and conduit means...
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3858575 |
BODY NOISE DETECTOR
A body noise detector, includes a housing having a first chamber therein containing a microphone capsule and a second reduced-pressure chamber therein closed on one side by a resilient deformable...
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