Heart-sound detecting apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for detecting a heart sound of a living subject, comprising:
- a memory device which stores heart-sound characteristic information which is characteristic of a heart sound of the subject;
a heart-sound sensor which is adapted to be worn on a body portion of the subject that is distant from a chest of the subject and which detects, from the body portion, a physical signal containing a heart-sound component and supplies the physical signal; and
a heart-sound determining means for determining, based on the heart-sound characteristic information stored in the memory device, the heart-sound component contained in the physical signal.
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Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a heart sound of a living subject, including a memory device which stores heart-sound characteristic information which is characteristic of a heart sound of the subject, a heart-sound sensor which is adapted to be worn on a body portion of the subject that is distant from a chest of the subject and which detects, from the body portion, a physical signal containing a heart-sound component and supplies the physical signal, and a heart-sound determining device for determining, based on the heart-sound characteristic information stored in the memory device, the heart-sound component contained in the physical signal.
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11 Claims
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1. An apparatus for detecting a heart sound of a living subject, comprising:
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a memory device which stores heart-sound characteristic information which is characteristic of a heart sound of the subject;
a heart-sound sensor which is adapted to be worn on a body portion of the subject that is distant from a chest of the subject and which detects, from the body portion, a physical signal containing a heart-sound component and supplies the physical signal; and
a heart-sound determining means for determining, based on the heart-sound characteristic information stored in the memory device, the heart-sound component contained in the physical signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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