Electronic stethoscope with diagnostic capability
Patent 6396931 Issued on May 28, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 8, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 8, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesReal time multitask electronic stethoscopy system Recording, digital stethoscope for identifying PCG signatures Communication system for passenger vehicle Intelligent stethoscope Medical diagnosis device for sensing cardiac activity and blood flow Electronic stethoscope Patent #: 5557681 InventorApplicationNo. 265239 filed on 03/08/1999US Classes:381/67, STETHOSCOPES, ELECTRICAL181/131StethoscopeExaminersPrimary: Isen, Forester W.Assistant: Grier, Laura A. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61B 007/04A61B 007/02 AbstractA self-contained, hand-held electronic stethoscope including built-in chestpiece, speaker and visual monitor, includes a memory containing prerecorded heart and lung sounds along with a brief description of the malady producing the sounds so that the technician may compare the actual sounds with the prerecorded sounds and observe a suggested diagnosis on the monitor. | |
