Apparatus and methods for analyzing heart sounds
First Claim
1. Apparatus for analyzing heart sounds utilizing head sound data and respiration data collected from a patient, said apparatus comprising:
- means for storing data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds;
means for sorting said data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds according to respiratory phase;
means for taking a fast Fourier transform of the data associated with each stored heart beat sound;
means for signal averaging the fast Fourier transform; and
means for providing the averaged fast Fourier transforms to a user, in a format useful for evaluating the patient'"'"'s heart function.
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Abstract
Apparatus for assisting in the analysis of heart sounds monitors heart sounds, ECG, and respiratory data. Once digitized, this data is processed and analyzed to determine timing relationships between the three signals, frequency (or pitch) of sounds, and dependence or non-dependence of sounds on ECG and respiratory phase. The user of the apparatus inputs the place of detection and the maneuver being performed. Raw phonocardiogram data is displayed. The user inputs the number of beats and the frames per second to display. Fast Fourier transformed and signal averaged data are displayed, and phase sensitive and non-phase sensitive sounds are extracted. A lesion fitting algorithm suggests diagnoses and possible further maneuvers to perform. The data obtained is compared to a historical patient data.
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1. Apparatus for analyzing heart sounds utilizing head sound data and respiration data collected from a patient, said apparatus comprising:
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means for storing data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds; means for sorting said data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds according to respiratory phase; means for taking a fast Fourier transform of the data associated with each stored heart beat sound; means for signal averaging the fast Fourier transform; and means for providing the averaged fast Fourier transforms to a user, in a format useful for evaluating the patient'"'"'s heart function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for analyzing heart sounds utilizing heart sound data, ECG data including QRS components, and respiration data collected from a patient, said apparatus comprising:
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means for storing data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds; means for sorting said stored data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds according to respiratory phase into a first group stored during patient inspiration and a second group stored during expiration; means for gating said stored data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds by QRS components of said ECG data; means for taking a fast Fourier transform of the data associated with each stored heart beat sound; means for signal averaging the fast Fourier transforms associated with the first group; means for signal averaging the fast Fourier transforms associated with the second group; and means for providing the signal averaged fast Fourier transforms associated with the first group and the second group to a user, in a format useful for evaluating the patient'"'"'s heart function. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for analyzing heart sounds utilizing heart sound data and respiration data collected from a patient, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds; sorting said data representing a plurality of heart beat sounds according to respiratory phase; taking a fast Fourier transform of the data associated with each stored heart beat sound; signal averaging the fast Fourier transforms; and providing the averaged fast Fourier transforms to a user, in a format useful for evaluating the patient'"'"'s heart function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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