Portable temperature and pulse monitor
First Claim
1. A medical diagnostic and monitoring apparatus for electronically measuring a patient'"'"'s internal body temperature and pulse frequency comprising at least two sensing components for respectively detecting a patient'"'"'s physiological variables of temperature and pulse rate, support means for retaining said sensing components under the patient'"'"'s arm, the support means including a strap, said strap being adapted to circumscribe the patient'"'"'s shoulder, yieldable mounting means on said strap for accommodating said sensing components, fastening means for adjustably securing the strap to the patient with the sensing components being anatomically positioned in continuous contact with the patient'"'"'s body at the apex of the axially space, said contact within the axillary space providing a source of input data detectable by the sensing components, said support means further including a receptacle mounted on said strap and conductively interconnected to said sensing components, a companion display unit, said display unit being selectively connectible to the receptacle for actuating the sensing components to transmit electrical signals corresponding to said physiological variables, and digital logic circuitry within said display unit for processing said signals to provide a visual numeric display.
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Abstract
A medical diagnostic and monitoring apparatus for electronically measuring a patient'"'"'s internal body temperature and pulse frequency. An electrothermic transducer and an electroacoustic transducer are placed within a yieldable mounting pad attached to a flexible shoulder strap and provide a signal sending unit. The sending unit is adapted for placement in an underarm axillary space for temperature detection and pulse sensing. A portable display console includes a power source for actuating output signals from the sending unit and includes digital logic circuitry for processing and converting the signals for readout on a visual numeric display.
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10 Claims
- 1. A medical diagnostic and monitoring apparatus for electronically measuring a patient'"'"'s internal body temperature and pulse frequency comprising at least two sensing components for respectively detecting a patient'"'"'s physiological variables of temperature and pulse rate, support means for retaining said sensing components under the patient'"'"'s arm, the support means including a strap, said strap being adapted to circumscribe the patient'"'"'s shoulder, yieldable mounting means on said strap for accommodating said sensing components, fastening means for adjustably securing the strap to the patient with the sensing components being anatomically positioned in continuous contact with the patient'"'"'s body at the apex of the axially space, said contact within the axillary space providing a source of input data detectable by the sensing components, said support means further including a receptacle mounted on said strap and conductively interconnected to said sensing components, a companion display unit, said display unit being selectively connectible to the receptacle for actuating the sensing components to transmit electrical signals corresponding to said physiological variables, and digital logic circuitry within said display unit for processing said signals to provide a visual numeric display.
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10. A portable temperature and pulse monitor for measuring a patient'"'"'s internal body temperature and pulse rate comprising disposable shoulder strap means adapted for adjustable securement encircling a patient'"'"'s shoulder and underarm, said strap means having sensing means for detecting the patient'"'"'s temperature and pulse rate, yieldable mounting means within said strap means for accommodating the sensing means and positioning same in cushioned contact with the patient'"'"'s body within the axillary space, said strap means further including integral wiring extending from the sensing means and terminating at a receptacle on an external face of the strap, a hand-held portable console means having a self-contained power source, said console means having a connector plug for selective interconnection to the receptacle for receiving and processing input signals from the sensing means and for converting same to a visual display corresponding to the physiological variables being monitored.
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