Medical device with communication, measurement and data functions
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1. An electronic stethoscope with expanded program execution and communications capability, comprising:
- a portable housing in the physical form of a stethoscope that is wearable around the neck or shoulders of an operator, to house further elements comprising;
central processing unit;
nonvolatile digital memory means selected from a group consisting of flash memory, electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and magnetic media;
one or more software programs, executable by said central processing unit, which expand the functions executed by said stethoscope,said functions comprising medical measurement, information processing and communications functions;
digital communications means;
wherein said software programs are transferred via said digital communications means, stored in said nonvolatile digital memory means, and executed by said central processing unit.
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Abstract
A medical diagnostic and communications apparatus with audio output comprises an electronic processor for processing stethoscope signals and secondary audio signals. An electronic stethoscope sensor is contained within a housing for transducing body sounds to electronic signals, and is operatively connected to the electronic processor. One or more secondary audio signal sources operatively connects to the electronic processor. A common audio output is connected to electronic processor to convert electronic stethoscope signals or secondary audio signals to acoustic output. These sounds may be produced separately or mixed.
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1. An electronic stethoscope with expanded program execution and communications capability, comprising:
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a portable housing in the physical form of a stethoscope that is wearable around the neck or shoulders of an operator, to house further elements comprising; central processing unit; nonvolatile digital memory means selected from a group consisting of flash memory, electrically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM), and magnetic media; one or more software programs, executable by said central processing unit, which expand the functions executed by said stethoscope, said functions comprising medical measurement, information processing and communications functions; digital communications means; wherein said software programs are transferred via said digital communications means, stored in said nonvolatile digital memory means, and executed by said central processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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