Digital stethoscope and monitoring instrument
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1. An electronic stethoscope, comprising:
- a CMOS micro-machined mesh transducer;
a decimation filter coupled to the transducer;
a processor coupled to the decimation filter; and
a speaker coupled to the processor to reproduce a biological sound.
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Abstract
An electronic stethoscope includes a microphone; an accelerometer to detect stethoscope movement; a processor coupled to the microphone and the accelerometer; and a speaker coupled to the processor to reproduce a biological sound.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic stethoscope, comprising:
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a CMOS micro-machined mesh transducer; a decimation filter coupled to the transducer; a processor coupled to the decimation filter; and a speaker coupled to the processor to reproduce a biological sound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to listen to a body sound, comprising:
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capturing the body sound using a MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) metal mesh microphone; filtering the output of the MEMS metal mesh microphone; playing the body sound on a speaker to reproduce a biological sound. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An electronic stethoscope, comprising:
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a microphone; an accelerometer to detect stethoscope movement; a processor coupled to the microphone and the accelerometer; and a speaker coupled to the processor to reproduce a biological sound.
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