Method and apparatus for detecting and transmitting electrical and related audio signals from a single, common anatomical site
First Claim
1. Apparatus for detecting and transmitting single, common-anatomical-site, single, body-related ECG electrical and audio signals collected from adjacent a person'"'"'s anatomy comprisingsensor body structure defining a common-anatomical-site detection axis,electrical-signal electrode structure carried on said sensor body structure, and disposed in spaced electrically, symmetrically centered relationship with regard to said axis, contactable, during use of the apparatus, with a person'"'"'s anatomy in a manner generally arrayed around the selected anatomical site, and structured to collect effectively a single ECG electrical signal, andaudio-signal transducer structure also carried on said body structure and disposed directly on said axis, organized to detect body-related audio signals delivered to it from the selected, single site.
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Abstract
A sensor designed to collect and convey single-site-related, body-produced electrical and acoustic signals, such as those related to heart activity, where electrical electrode and audio transducer structures lie along a common axis. A portion of the electrical electrode structure forms an acoustic isolating shroud around the audio transducer.
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1. Apparatus for detecting and transmitting single, common-anatomical-site, single, body-related ECG electrical and audio signals collected from adjacent a person'"'"'s anatomy comprising
sensor body structure defining a common-anatomical-site detection axis, electrical-signal electrode structure carried on said sensor body structure, and disposed in spaced electrically, symmetrically centered relationship with regard to said axis, contactable, during use of the apparatus, with a person'"'"'s anatomy in a manner generally arrayed around the selected anatomical site, and structured to collect effectively a single ECG electrical signal, and audio-signal transducer structure also carried on said body structure and disposed directly on said axis, organized to detect body-related audio signals delivered to it from the selected, single site.
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5. A method for detecting and transmitting single, common-anatomical-site body-related ECG electrical and audio signals collected from adjacent a person'"'"'s anatomy comprising
establishing a signal-detection axis, positioning an audio-signal transducer directly on such axis to collect audio signals progressing in one direction generally along the axis toward one side of the transducer, providing ECG electrical-signal electrode structure disposed electrically centrally relative to the established axis, spaced from the mentioned one side of the transducer, and structured to collect effectively a single ECG electrical signal, and collectively positioning the axis, the transducer, and the electrode structure relative to a selected surface site in a person'"'"'s anatomy, whereby the axis passes through that site, the electrode structure lies in conductive contact with the anatomy in a manner which is generally symmetrical relative to the site, and the transducer is spaced from the site.
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