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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100839 | Acoustic monitoring of a breast and sound databases for improved detection of breast cancer Provided are methods and devices that pertain to the acquisition of data related to breast vascularity associated with breast cancer, use of data, or both, that are associated with the generation of sounds, including Korotkoff sounds, within a breast. The present me... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092396 | Electronic auscultation device An embodiment of an auscultation device can be constructed using electronic components to provide improved acquisition, processing, and communication of sound signals. An input device can be used for detecting sounds, and electrical signals representing the sounds c... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7998091 | Weighted bioacoustic sensor and method of using same A sensor for sensing bioacoustic energy includes a housing comprising an interfacing portion configured to establish coupling with a body part during use. The sensor includes a transducer element coupled to the interfacing portion of the housing and configured to se... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7976480 | Wearable auscultation system and method A method and system for monitoring physiological parameters is useful for remote auscultation of the heart and lungs. The system includes an acoustic sensor (105) that has a stethoscopic cup (305). A membrane (325) is positioned adjacent to a fi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7819823 | System and method for detecting the onset of an obstructive sleep apnea event 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 more microphones capable of detecting breathing sounds within an airway ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 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 through a frequency spectrum. The tissue reacts against the stimulus ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 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 physiological signals corresponding to basic heart sounds and sounds of interes... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347824 | Method and apparatus for determining conditions of biological tissues The present invention relates to a method of determining characteristics of biological tissues in humans and animals. In particular, it relates to determining the characteristics of tissues such as the lungs and airways by introducing a sound to the tissue, and reco... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335168 | Monitoring system for animal husbandry A monitoring system (800) is operative for receiving sensor signals and analyzing the sensor signals to identify events or conditions of interest, such as colic, with respect to a monitored animal. The sensors may be animal-borne sensors such as motion relate... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 storing count data corresponding to the number of indicators detecte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328062 | Monitoring of patient's electrical characteristics using a single piece of equipment The invention relates to a method and a system for a medical monitoring system, in which method the functions of a patient are measured, and the change in the electric activity of the patient are observed. In the method, the electrocardiogram (EKG), electroencephalo... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7300407 | Handheld auscultatory scanner with synchronized display of heart sounds A handheld auscultatory scanner continuously obtains a heart sound signal from a patient, using a noninvasive passive acoustic sensor, allowing free-form protocol, analysis and display of the heart sound signal on a handheld processing unit in a graphical manner suc... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291111 | Apparatus and method for non-invasive diagnosing of coronary artery disease A non-invasive diagnostic tool and method for detecting an obstruction in a coronary artery, the diagnostic tool including a signal processor adapted to receive signals corresponding to a heart beat from a plurality of acoustic sensors attached to the chest of a pat... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 body to aid the percussion portion of a physical exam. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7283940 | Multidirectional morphology and mechanics of osteonic lamellae 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 allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283870 | Apparatus and method for obtaining cardiac data An apparatus and method for obtaining information, such as heart rate or the presence of atrial fibrillation, from electrodes applied to the feet of a subject. A scale having electrodes may be used for this purpose. The signal obtained from the electrodes is digitiz... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7267652 | Systems and methods for respiratory event detection The present invention is directed to improved systems and methods for processing respiratory signals derived generally from respiratory plethysmography, and especially from respiratory inductive plethysmographic sensors mounted on a garment for ambulatory recording.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7253627 | Method for removing noise from nuclear magnetic resonance signals and images The method for removing noise from nuclear magnetic resonance signals and images involves removing noise from NMR signals through the application of stable linear time-frequency (SLTF) transforms. According to the method, a noise variance for a particular NMR signal... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 established, wherein the database is centrally-accessible from the Inte... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 one of passive and active movements of at least one joint. The metho... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232417 | Acoustic therapeutic device and method for treating cystic fibrosis and other respiratory pathologies The present invention discloses a device and method for promoting the expectoration of secretions from a patient's lungs, the method comprising the application of acoustic waves to the chest cavity of the patient through a transducer coupled to an acoustic coupling ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207948 | Systems and methods for monitoring cough The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring subjects, especially during sleep. Respiratory and sound data are recorded and coughs arousal are recognized as joint events in both of these signals having selected characteristics. Further, cough-ar... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7190994 | Method and system for generating a likelihood of cardiovascular disease, analyzing cardiovascular sound signals remotely from the location of cardiovascular sound signal acquisition, and determining time and phase information from cardiovascular sound signals A system, method, and computer executable code for generating a likelihood of cardiovascular disease from acquired cardiovascular sound signals is diesclosed, where the generated likelihood of cardiovascular disease is based at least on an overlapping in time of bru... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186220 | Implantable devices and methods using frequency-domain analysis of thoracic signal This document describes, among other things, systems, devices, and methods that use frequency domain analysis of a thoracic signal. One example uses frequency domain analysis for discriminating between different pulmonary physiological states. Examples of breathing ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182733 | Cordless stethoscope for hazardous material environments A cordless stethoscope for use in hazardous material environments comprising a fluid tight hand held sound sensing device having a stethoscope head for sensing auscultatory sounds, a transmitter for transmitting sounds sensed by the device, a receiver for receiving ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174203 | Method and system relating to monitoring and characterizing heart condition A method and a system for monitoring and characterizing a person's heart condition for various medically related purposes. The method includes the steps of (a) acquiring a selected person's acoustic heart signature, (b) acquiring, substantially simultaneously, that ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 correlation coefficient calculator which divides a time axis of the snoring... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 osteons include, for example, mechanical properties and osteon conten... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 allows for the assessment of bone deformations, computation of strains... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 to digital signals. The digital signals are conveyed to a data commu... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 heart beats, where the S3 beats are each a heart beat during which an... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7082202 | Sound pickup sensor A sensor (10) preferably for use in an electronic stethoscope (15) comprises a substantially cylindrically shaped viscoelastic contact and transfer body (2) engaging tightly a hard back piece (1) and being tightly surrounded by a piezoele... | 07/25/2006 |
| 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, and competitively processing audio signals collected simultaneously ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 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 to thirty Hertz. The sensor comprises a chamber having portions that... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 communication and software designed specifically for this application. The fir... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7058208 | Method and apparatus of managing information about a person A method and an electronic device (preferably a Personal Digital Assistant, PDA or a palm computer) for providing information about a physical person, comprising: a microphone for recording audio data and/or a camera for recording image data of the physical person. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7058438 | Method and apparatus for self-diagnostic evaluation of nerve sensory latency A portable apparatus which allows a user to perform self-diagnostic evaluation of nerve sensory latency between a pair of epidermal locations proximal to nerve conduction paths. The device provides a simple and low-cost self-diagnostic apparatus which may be used fo... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 of the patient. A microphone in the head detects an acoustic signal fr... | 05/16/2006 |
