DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A diagnostic apparatus comprising:
- a stethoscope including a sound detector that detects body sounds, a tube having one end thereof communicating to the sound detector, and a pair of ear tubes branching from another end of the tube, and configured to detect the body sounds from end parts of the pair of ear tubes;
an electrocardiac detector, provided on the sound detector, and configured to detect potentials associated with heart beats;
a control unit, provided on the stethoscope, and configured to convert the potentials detected by the electrocardiac detector into radio signals and transmit the radio signals; and
an external unit, provided separately from the stethoscope, and configured to receive the radio signals transmitted from the control unit and display waveforms based on the radio signals.
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Abstract
A diagnostic apparatus includes a stethoscope, an electrocardiac detector, a control unit, and an external unit. A sound detector is a chest piece to make contact with a patient'"'"'s skin, and includes a first detector to detect a relatively high frequency and a second detector to detect a relatively low frequency. The electrocardiac detector includes electrodes to detect potentials associated with heart beats, and is provided on each of the first and second detectors. The control unit converts electrocardiac signals detected by the electrocardiac detector into radio signals that are transmitted to the external unit. The external unit is a portable terminal apparatus, and includes a display unit formed by a liquid crystal panel on a front surface thereof, an operation part including operation buttons and ten-key, and patient selection buttons to select reading of data of patients.
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8 Claims
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1. A diagnostic apparatus comprising:
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a stethoscope including a sound detector that detects body sounds, a tube having one end thereof communicating to the sound detector, and a pair of ear tubes branching from another end of the tube, and configured to detect the body sounds from end parts of the pair of ear tubes; an electrocardiac detector, provided on the sound detector, and configured to detect potentials associated with heart beats; a control unit, provided on the stethoscope, and configured to convert the potentials detected by the electrocardiac detector into radio signals and transmit the radio signals; and an external unit, provided separately from the stethoscope, and configured to receive the radio signals transmitted from the control unit and display waveforms based on the radio signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A diagnostic apparatus comprising:
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a stethoscope unit including a sound detector configured to detect body sounds; and a terminal apparatus, provided separately from the stethoscope unit, and configured to receive radio signals transmitted from the stethoscope unit and display waveforms based on the radio signals and cardiac sound signals, wherein the stethoscope unit includes an electrocardiac detector configured to detect potentials associated with heart beats, a microphone configured to detect cardiac sound, and a radio transmitter configured to convert the potentials detected by the electrocardiac detector and the cardiac sound detected by the microphone into radio signals and transmit the radio signals to the terminal apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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