Stethoscope mouse

• US 20010041845A1
• Filed: 05/08/2001
• Published: 11/15/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ledart Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Ledart Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Jaenam
• Application Number:
  US09/850,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20010041845A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/528
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/045 with a separable interface unit, e.g. for communication
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6887 mounted on external non-worn devices, e.g. non-medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R

Abstract

A stethoscope mouse including a mouse and a stethoscope comprises a case; a mouse for inputting the position-detecting signals of the case and generating the control signal of a computer related thereto and a system; a stethoscope integrated with the mouse in the case for collecting physiological information to represent it in a visual and/or aural manner on accessories of the system, transmit it to the computer for checking up it though a monitor and a speaker and diagnose the counterpart to be benefited from a physician at a remote place, if the computer transmits the physiological information data to another computer using a public communication network; and a selecting switch for generating the control signal of the system to integrate the inputting means and the diagnosing means and separate them from each other.

Claims

1. A stethoscope mouse including a mouse and a stethoscope comprising;

a case;

means for inputting the position-detecting signals of the case and generating the control of a computer related thereto and a system;

means integrated with the inputting means in the case for collecting physiological information to represent it in a visual and/or aural manner through accessories of the system, transmit it to the computer for checking up it on a monitor and a speaker and diagnose a counterpart to be benefited from a physician at a remote place, if the computer transmits the physiological information data to another computer using a public communication network; and

means for generating the control signal of the system to integrate the inputting means and the diagnosing means and to separate them from each other.

2. The stethoscope mouse according to

claim 1

, wherein;

the inputting means including a mouse for detecting the X and Y coordinate movements of a mouse ball and a mouse controller means for receiving the position-detecting signal of the mouse ball and the click signals of at least two mouse buttons and converting received analog signals into digital signals;

the diagnosing means including a stethoscope means contacted with a human body for measuring heart sounds, body temperatures and skin conductivities, a microprocessor electrically connected to the stethoscope for converting analog signals inputted thereinto into digital signals and processing the converted data to control its storing, displaying and outputting in the system, a serial communication means connected to the microprocessor for transmitting the data inputted from the mouse controller means and the physiological information data digitally-converted and an earphone means including at least one earpiece for enabling the counterpart to listen to the heart sounds measured; and

the control-generating means connected to the microprocessor for determining the control mode of the system.

3. The stethoscope mouse according to

claim 2

, wherein;

the stethoscope means includes an auscultation head and a microphone mounted therein, a body temperature sensor mounted on the outside of the auscultation head and three electrodes fixed on the outside of the auscultation head for measuring the skin conductivities.

4. The stethoscope mouse according to

claim 3

, wherein;

the stethoscope mouse further comprises an auscultation head protection cap.

5. The stethoscope mouse according to

claim 2

, wherein;

the microprocessor further comprises an audible-frequency-converting portion for converting the digital data measured into analog signals to listen to heart sounds and a display portion and an earphone for representing the physiological information measured in visual and aural manners, respectively and the control signal generating means including a selecting means for transmitting the data represented on the display portion by operating the mouse buttons to another computer via the communication network.

6. The stethoscope mouse according to

claim 2

, wherein;

the serial communication means includes a wire cable and a communicating-port-connecting plug for communicating with the computer.