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7559903 |
Breathing sound analysis for detection of sleep apnea/popnea events
Apparatus for use detection of apnea includes a microphone mounted in the ear of the patient for detecting breathing sounds and a second external microphone together with an oximetric sensor. A...
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7551962 |
Implantable medical device with voice responding and recording capacity
An implantable medical device such as a cardiac pacemaker or implantable cardioverter/defibrillator with the capability of receiving communications in the form of speech spoken by the patient. An...
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7527597 |
Acoustic detection of vascular conditions
Apparatus and methods that use the acoustic characteristics of vascular blood flow to assess vascular conditions are disclosed. An example method for detecting a change in a vascular condition...
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7520861 |
Method and apparatus for displaying body sounds and performing diagnosis based on body sound analysis
A lung sound diagnostic system for use in collecting, organizing and analyzing lung sounds associated with the inspiration(s) and expiration(s) of a patient. The system includes a plurality of...
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7488292 |
Blood vessel detection device
A blood-vessel detecting device includes a partially-deforming device which can be inserted into the body cavity so as to come into contact with the tissue surface in order to deform a part of the...
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7479115 |
Computer aided diagnosis of lung disease
A method and apparatus by which lung deceases are identified uses computer analysis of sound signals that are picked up from various locations on the chest walls of a subject by a modified...
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7435232 |
Noninvasive tissue assessment
Methods and apparatus for non-invasively assessing physiological hard of soft tissue of human and other species are described. In a preferred embodiment, tissue is vibrationally stimulated in vivo...
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7416531 |
System and method of detecting and processing physiological sounds
A system and method for detecting and processing physiological sounds. The method includes sensing physiological sounds to acquire analog physiological signals, where the acquired analog...
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7353153 |
Method and system for modeling bone structure
The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model...
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7328131 |
Implantable pedometer
An implantable pedometer for measuring the amount of joint use is disclosed. The implantable pedometer includes a sensor adapted for detecting indicators of joint usage. A counter is configured for...
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7285098 |
Device for medical percussion
A mechanical tapper clips onto the end of a stethoscope. The device is operated by pressing a small plunger with the index finger of the hand holding the end of the stethoscope onto the patient's...
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7246069 |
Method and apparatus for online health monitoring
A method and system for providing online health monitoring and accumulating data from patients worldwide, wherein a database for storing a plurality of health statuses of a plurality of users is...
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7232416 |
Method and device for determining the anatomical condition of a human being or an animal and a strength training machine and a computer program which is saved to a memory medium
A method for determining the anatomic condition of components of the body of a human or of an animal is disclosed comprising producing a sound signal in a selected component of the body by at least...
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7212958 |
Method and system for modelling bone structure
The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model...
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7153278 |
Sleep apnea syndrome diagnosing device and signal analyzer, and methods thereof
A sleep apnea syndrome diagnosing device disclosed herein comprises: a snoring sound collector which collects snoring sound; a snoring sound holder which holds the collected snoring sound; a...
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7127383 |
Modeling viscoelastic torsional properties of osteons
The present invention provides a geometric/material computer model of hierarchical bone based upon the viscoelastic properties of longitudinal and alternate osteons. The viscoelastic properties of...
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7124067 |
System and method for modeling bone structure
The present invention discloses a structural and mechanical model and modeling methods for human bone based on bone's hierarchical structure and on its hierarchical mechanical behavior. The model...
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7115102 |
Electronic stethoscope system
In a local stethoscope unit, acoustic auscultation sounds picked up by the stethoscope chest piece assembly of a local stethoscope unit are converted to analog electrical signals and then converted...
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7115096 |
Third heart sound activity index for heart failure monitoring
A cardiac rhythm management system provides for the trending of a third heart sound (S3) index. The S3 index is a ratio, or an estimate of the ratio, of the number of S3 beats to the number of all...
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7074195 |
Real-time, sound-quality-competitive, single-site from plural-site, anatomical audio signal selection
A method and apparatus for gathering high-quality anatomical audio signals. Practice of the invention, which is illustrated herein in the context of heart-produced signals, is based upon gathering,...
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7066894 |
Sensor and method for detecting very low frequency acoustic signals
There is disclosed a sensor and method for detecting very low frequency acoustic signals. The sensor is capable of detecting low frequency acoustic signals in the frequency range of one tenth Hertz...
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7062308 |
Remote physiological monitoring with the reticulum of livestock
A system for monitoring physiological parameters within the stomachs of ruminant animals and including two primary interdependent components. Both components are linked by radio frequency...
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7044922 |
Non-invasive diagnostic apparatus and method comprising a cerebral stethoscope for detecting cerebrovascular disease
A non-invasive apparatus for detecting turbulent flow in a cerebrovascular system of a patient without use of software, includes a planar, circular head adapted to be placed against an eye socket...
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6979298 |
Apparatus and method for the measurement of the aerodynamics of olfaction in animals and man
A system and method for observing, collecting and analyzing olefactory characteristics of a human or animal subject, such as sniffing, breathing and respiratory patterns and sounds. Example...
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6953436 |
Multi-modal cardiac diagnostic decision support system and method
A method for extracting and evaluating features from cardiac acoustic signals includes the steps of obtaining a cardiac acoustic signal, extracting physiologically significant features from the...
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6949075 |
Apparatus and method for detecting lung sounds using an implanted device
Adventitious lung sounds indicative of lung congestion are detected using an implantable sensor. The sensor is adapted to be positioned adjacent to a pulmonary system and to output signals...
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6949073 |
Dyspnea monitor, and telemedicine system and method
Breathing interval measurement apparatus for measuring breathing of a subject, the apparatus comprising: a breathing interval beginning determinator, a breathing interval end determinator, and a...
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6947565 |
Physiological condition monitors utilizing very low frequency acoustic signals
Physiological condition monitors utilizing very low frequency acoustic signals and signals indicative of body orientation are disclosed. The physiological condition monitors comprise a sensor that...
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6935335 |
System and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea
There is disclosed a system and method for treating obstructive sleep apnea by terminating an obstructive sleep apnea event before the cessation of breathing occurs. The system comprises one or...
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6918878 |
Methods and systems for monitoring respiration
A method for determining respiration rate in a patient can include various parts. The respiration rate can be determined by measuring the heart's S 2 split. The S 2 split can be identified by...
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6887208 |
Method and system for analyzing respiratory tract sounds
A method and system for analyzing respiratory tract sounds in an individual. A plurality of N transducers are fixed over the thorax. The ith transducer is fixed at a location x i , and generates a...
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6852084 |
Wireless physiological pressure sensor and transmitter with capability of short range radio frequency transmissions
A device and a method of sensing and transmitting physiological pressures and body temperatures are disclosed. The device includes a transducer and a transmitter. The transmitter is adapted to...
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6840913 |
Acoustic detection of gastric motility dysfunction
A system and method for detecting a gastric motility dysfunction acquires acoustic event information associated with a body and compares the acquired acoustic event information to information...
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6836680 |
Detector for measuring electrocardiogram, pulse and voice sound at the same time
The analyzing system of the present invention, taking electrocardiogram, pulse signals and sound voices from the outside of the body, is readily assessable and complete in function. The analyzing...
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6719707 |
Apparatus and method for performing musical perception sound analysis on a system
An apparatus and method analyze a system using musical perception sound analysis. A transducer receives acoustic events generated by the system. An analysis module is coupled to the transducer and...
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6706002 |
System and method for remotely monitoring at least one physiological characteristic of a child
There is disclosed a system and method for remotely monitoring at least one physiological condition of a child by detecting very low frequency acoustic signals. The apparatus comprises a sensor...
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6699204 |
Device for analyzing auscultation sounds, in particular respiratory sounds
The invention concerns a device for analysing medical sounds, in particular respiratory sounds, comprising an input receiving a sound signal sampled in intensity levels each associated with a...
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6666830 |
System and method for detecting the onset of an obstructive sleep apnea event
There is disclosed a system and method for detecting the onset of an obstructive sleep apnea event before the obstructive sleep apnea event fully develops and before the cessation of breathing...
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6659960 |
Apparatus for recording respiratory sounds in exercising horses
A portable recording unit ( 10 ) for recording the upper airway respiratory sounds of an exercising horse to determine whether the horse suffers from an upper airway obstruction condition. The...
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6629937 |
System for processing audio, video and other data for medical diagnosis and other applications
A diagnostic decision support system provides diagnostic decision support for auditory evaluation of anatomical features and is applicable to virtually any living creature. The system processes an...
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6602209 |
Method and device for analyzing athletic potential in horses
Provided is a device for attachment to the head of a horse to enable recording of respiratory sounds in the intensely exercising animal, e.g., in a breezing Thoroughbred racehorse. Also provided...
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6595928 |
Method and apparatus for detection of air cavities in a body
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of gas cavities in the abdomen, the thorax and elsewhere is disclosed. The apparatus includes an actuator for transmitting low frequency...
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6587729 |
Apparatus for audibly communicating speech using the radio frequency hearing effect
A modulation process with a fully suppressed carrier and input preprocessor filtering to produce an encoded output; for amplitude modulation (AM) and audio speech preprocessor filtering,...
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6587713 |
Brainwave responsive wheelchair
A brainwave responsive wheelchair for providing control of an electric wheelchair by a physically handicapped person, includes a wheelchair having a seat portion, a back portion, a pair of back...
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6579247 |
Device for monitoring bladder urine distension in patients, and a method thereof
A device and method for monitoring condition of the patient's bladder urine distention level are presented. The device comprises a sensing unit and an indication unit. The sensing unit is...
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6575916 |
Apparatus and method for detecting very low frequency acoustic signals
There is disclosed an apparatus and method for detecting very low frequency acoustic signals. The apparatus comprises a sensor that is capable of detecting low frequency acoustic signals in the...
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6551256 |
Snore sensor
A snore sensor incorporating a piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) film material adapted to be adhered to the skin of a sleeping patient on the patient's throat for detecting mechanical...
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6544198 |
Stethoscope system for self-examination using internet
A stethoscope system for self-examination whereby the condition of health of a particular individual can be diagnosed by comparing characteristic sound waves classified by diseases with sound waves...
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6537233 |
Auditory display of knee joint vibration signals
Computer-assisted auscultation of knee joints by auditory display of vibroarthrographic signals emitted during active movement of the leg include audification and sonification. In audification, the...
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6537226 |
Device and method of determining arterial wall elasticity
A new and original indirect method of determining arterial wall elasticity is described. The speed of the transmission of the pulse wave between two points in the arterial system, i.e., the left...
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