Apparatus and method for engaging acoustic vibration sensors to skin

• US 8,474,338 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2010
• Issued: 07/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Deep Breez, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Deep Breeze, Ltd.
• Inventors: Gelman, Gregory, Ben-Ezra, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Macchiarolo, Peter
• Assistant Examiner(s): BELLAMY, TAMIKO D
• Application Number:
  US12/805,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20110005320A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,086 Days
• Field of Search: 600/528, 600/538, 600/533, 738/665, 735/29
• US Class Current: 73/866.5
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0276 Determining malfunction
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4281 characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4438 Means for identifying the diagnostic device, e.g. barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

Abstract

A system comprising a viscoelastic interface sheet to engage a sound vibrations sensors array to a sound generating objects. The structure of the interface sheet includes elements for easy handling, positioning and mounting. A device for storage and mounting support of such interface sheets is disclosed.

Claims

1. An interfacing assembly for interfacing an array of sound vibration sensors (SVS) to a sound generation object (SGO) comprising:

a viscoelastic sheet;

a flexible adhesive coating on each side of said viscoelastic sheet;

means for attaching said sheet on one side thereof to said array of SVS and on the other side thereof to said SGO, wherein said means for attaching comprise a liner on each side of said sheet; and

at least one separator between part of said sheet and said liner, for facilitating the peeling of said liner from said sheet.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said at least one separator comprises two separators, each on a respective side of said sheet.

3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein said part of said sheet is clear of glue.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said part of the sheet is coated with non-sticking material.

5. A device for positioning at least one interface assembly for interfacing an array of sound vibration sensors (SVS) to a sound generation object (SGO), comprising pins assembled in registration to an SVS array bed and holes in the at least one interface assembly in conjunction with said pins, such that placing the interface device on the pins registers the interface device to the SVS array which is in the SVS array bed;

and

a tray for holding the at least one interface assembly and guides to help guiding each said at least one interface assembly to the SVS array in proper registration.