Extraction of one or more discrete heart sounds from heart sound information
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a heart sound analyzer component that extracts from composite heart sound information one or more discrete heart sounds of one or more corresponding distinct heart sound sources.
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Abstract
A heart sound analyzer component of an apparatus in one example extracts from composite heart sound information one or more discrete heart sounds of one or more corresponding distinct heart sound sources.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a heart sound analyzer component that extracts from composite heart sound information one or more discrete heart sounds of one or more corresponding distinct heart sound sources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
a plurality of microphones of a stethoscope sensor head that are employable to capture a plurality of composite heart sounds that allow extraction of one or more discrete heart sounds from the plurality of composite heart sounds. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining composite heart sound information from a heart; and
extracting from the composite heart sound information one or more discrete heart sounds of one or more corresponding distinct heart sound sources. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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