Medical examination apparatus
First Claim
1. An apparatus for determining a condition of a living body, comprising:
- a first portion for acquiring acoustic signals from said body, said first potion having electrodes for acquiring electric signals from said body;
a second portion comprising an elongate housing having conduits for conducting signals from said first portion; and
a third portion comprising a headset for listening to said acoustic signals;
wherein said third portion is removeably connectable to said second portion.
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Abstract
An apparatus to enable health care providers to perform a number of diagnostic procedures, including listening to the heart, obtaining electrocardiograms and sonograms. A pocket size instrument displays an EKG tracing on its screen simultaneously upon auscultation of the heart. The abdomen may also be investigated by displaying a sonogram. Wireless broadband technology may provide a closed circuit interface for real-time wireless transmission of acquired data. Examination requires none of a multiplicity of wires to untangle, bulky machines or a technician to be summoned. Regurgitation, heart size, ischemia and heart murmurs can all be evaluated by a visual and auditory methods.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus for determining a condition of a living body, comprising:
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a first portion for acquiring acoustic signals from said body, said first potion having electrodes for acquiring electric signals from said body;
a second portion comprising an elongate housing having conduits for conducting signals from said first portion; and
a third portion comprising a headset for listening to said acoustic signals;
wherein said third portion is removeably connectable to said second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An arrangement for placing electrodes on a living body for receiving electrical signals from the body, said arrangement comprising a plurality of cords, said cords each having a bundle of wires, each wire being configured at its end for an electrode for acquiring an electrical signal from said body, a first of said cords being configured so that respective electrodes associated with said first cord receive signal from a first side of the body, and a second of said cords being configured so that respective electrodes associated with said second cord receive signal from a second side of the body.
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26. An arrangement for placing electrodes on a living body for receiving electrical signals from the body, said arrangement comprising a plurality of cords, said cords each having a bundle of wires, each wire being configured at its end for an electrode for acquiring an electrical signal from said body, wherein said plurality comprises three cords, a first of said cords having associated electrodes for receiving signal from both arms, a second of said cords having associated electrodes for receiving precordial electrodes, and a third one of said cords having associated electrodes for receiving signals from the both legs.
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