Precordial monitoring apparatus

• US 6,099,486 A
• Filed: 08/20/1997
• Issued: 08/08/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Starfire, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Starfire, Inc.
• Inventors: Fruscello, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Hindenburg, Max
• Assistant Examiner(s): MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN
• Application Number:
  US08/915,393
• Time in Patent Office: 1,084 Days
• Field of Search: 181/126, 181/131, 181/133, 181/135, 181/136, 181/137, 600/528, 600/549, 600/372, 600/382, 600/386, 600/391, 600/484, 600/586
• US Class Current: 600/586
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/08 Detecting, measuring or recording devices for evaluating the respiratory organs A61B5/0205 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6814 Head
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/003 Detecting lung or respiration noise
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/02 Stethoscopes acoustic details thereof G10K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R

Abstract

A precordial monitor including a head that has a chamber for capturing sound from a patient'"'"'s body. The head has an acoustic probe for detecting the sound captured in the chamber and a temperature sensor for measuring the skin temperature of the patient.

Claims

1. A precordial monitor comprising:

a head having an open chamber for capturing acoustic waveforms via placement of said head on a patient'"'"'s body;

an acoustic probe held by said head and in acoustic communication with said open chamber for detecting said acoustic waveforms; and

a temperature sensor secured within a recessed region defined by said head for measuring said patient'"'"'s temperature via placement of said head on said patient'"'"'s body.

2. The precordial monitor of claim 1 further comprising means for securing said head to said patient'"'"'s body.

3. The precordial monitor of claim 2 wherein said means for securing said head to said patient'"'"'s body is double sided adhesive tape.

4. The precordial monitor of claim 1 further comprising:

an earpiece; and

means for transmitting said acoustic waveforms detected by said acoustic probe to said earpiece.

5. The precordial monitor of claim 1 wherein said temperature sensor is a thermistor.

6. The precordial monitor of claim 1 wherein said head is made from closed cell foam.

7. The precordial monitor of claim 1 wherein said head further comprises an adhesive surrounding said opening.