Method of determining nutritional deficiencies from heart sounds

• US 20060058686A1
• Filed: 09/14/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eric Berg
• Original Assignee: Eric Berg
• Inventors: Berg, Eric
• Application Number:
  US10/939,451
• Publication Number:
  US 20060058686A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/483
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/486 Bio-feedback A61B5/375 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 7/04 Electric stethoscopes microphones, acoustic transducers therefor H04R

Abstract

A method of determining nutritional deficiencies from heart sounds by recording heart sound waves, displaying them on paper or a computer screen, and evaluating them to point out certain nutritional deficiencies. A first signal representative of a heart sound is received, then converted into a second signal, which is then filtered, displayed on a graph or monitor, and evaluated to point out nutritional deficiencies.

Claims

1. A method of determining nutritional deficiencies from heart sounds, comprising:

Receiving a first signal representative of a heart sound;

Converting the first signal to a second signal;

Filtering the second signal;

Displaying the filtered signal; and

Evaluating the displayed signal;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein converting the first signal includes digitizing the first signal.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein filtering the second signal includes passing frequencies between x and y.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the filtered signal includes displaying the filtered signal in a monitor.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein evaluating the displayed signal includes analyzing the heart rate, amplitude, duration, rest periods, diatole, stenosis, regurgitation, decompensated heart muscle, extra or skipped beats, or all four valve positions.

The above claims may also include other analysis, and are not limited to the mentioned items.