BODY SURFACE SENSORS
First Claim
1. A device for sensing lung sounds, comprising:
- a piezoelectric sensor comprising an electrical conductive plate attached to a piezoelectric material, said sensor encased in a body structure;
a first electric wire connected to the piezoelectric material on the opposite side of said plate;
a second electric wire connected to said plate;
a connector connected to the other ends of said first and second electric wires; and
an adhesive layer connected to the surface of said plate on the side opposite to the piezoelectric material, said adhesive layer facing away from said plate;
said device adapted to provide electrical signals representing vibrations present on the surface of a object when it is attached to said object surface with said adhesive layer;
said electrical signals resulting from vibrations on the object surface, wherein stress applied on the piezoelectric material generates electrical voltage-difference on both sides of the piezoelectric material, creating voltage build-up on said first and second electric wires.
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Abstract
A device for sensing lung sounds, comprising: a piezoelectric sensor comprising an electrical conductive plate attached to a piezoelectric material, said sensor encased in a body structure; a first electric wire connected to the piezoelectric material on the opposite side of said plate; a second electric wire connected to said plate; a connector connected to the other ends of said first and second electric wires; and an adhesive layer connected to the surface of said plate on the side opposite to the piezoelectric material, said adhesive layer facing away from said plate; said device adapted to provide electrical signals representing vibrations present on the surface of a object when it is attached to said object surface with said adhesive layer; said electrical signals resulting from vibrations on the object surface, wherein stress applied on the piezoelectric material generates electrical voltage-difference on both sides of the piezoelectric material, creating voltage build-up on said first and second electric wires.
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28 Claims
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1. A device for sensing lung sounds, comprising:
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a piezoelectric sensor comprising an electrical conductive plate attached to a piezoelectric material, said sensor encased in a body structure; a first electric wire connected to the piezoelectric material on the opposite side of said plate; a second electric wire connected to said plate; a connector connected to the other ends of said first and second electric wires; and an adhesive layer connected to the surface of said plate on the side opposite to the piezoelectric material, said adhesive layer facing away from said plate; said device adapted to provide electrical signals representing vibrations present on the surface of a object when it is attached to said object surface with said adhesive layer; said electrical signals resulting from vibrations on the object surface, wherein stress applied on the piezoelectric material generates electrical voltage-difference on both sides of the piezoelectric material, creating voltage build-up on said first and second electric wires. - 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 system comprising:
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a plurality of devices for sensing lung sounds, each device comprising; a piezoelectric sensor comprising an electrical conductive plate attached to a piezoelectric material, said sensor encased in a body structure; a first electric wire connected to the piezoelectric sensor; a second electric wire connected to the electrical conductive plate; an external connector connected to the other ends of said first and second electric wires; and an adhesive layer connected to the surface of said electrical conductive plate facing away from the piezoelectric material, and an electronic circuit comprising a plurality of first amplifiers adapted to provide lung signals, wherein each said first amplifiers is connected on its input side to said first and second electric wires of one of said plurality of devices, and wherein each said first amplifiers is adapted to provide a signal representing the voltage difference on said first and second electric wires resulting from the vibrations of the surface of the object. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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