(12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,920,343 B2 Sabatino (45) Date of Patent: Dec
US008920343B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent N0.: US 8,920,343 B2 Sabatino (45) Date of Patent: Dec. 30, 2014 (54) APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING AND 5,107,225 A 4/1992 Wheatley et a1. PROCESSING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL 5,155,805 A 10/1992 Kaasila AUDITORY SIGNALS 5,159,668 A 10/1992 Kaasila (Continued) (76) Inventor: Michael Edward Sabatino, Albany, NY (Us) FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this AU 2005100352 6/2005 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 CA 2245788 8/1998 U.S.C. 154(b) by 996 days. (Continued) (21) App1.No.: 11/602,017 OTHER PUBLICATIONS Pasterkamp H., Kraman S., Wodicka G., “Advances Beyond the (22) Filed: Nov. 20, 2006 Stetoscope”, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 1997, vol. 156, pp. 974-987. (65) Prior Publication Data US 2007/0282174 A1 Dec. 6, 2007 (Continued) Primary Examiner * Linda Dvorak Related US. Application Data Assistant Examiner * Emily Lloyd (60) Provisional application No. 60/785,357, ?led on Mar. (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm * Michael S. Young; Hall 23, 2006. Estill Attorneys at Law (51) Int. Cl. (57) ABSTRACT A6IB 7/00 (2006.01) A6IB 7/04 A diagnostic system for collecting, processing, recording and (2006.01) analyzing sounds associated with the physiologic activities of US. Cl. (52) various human organs. The system includes a plurality of CPC A61B 7/00(2013.01);A61B 7/04 (2013.01) transducers placed on the body surface at the operator’s dis USPC ........................................... .. 600/586; 381/67 cretion. The transducers are coupled to analog/digital signal (58) Field of Classi?cation Search processing circuitry for enhancement of the desired signal USPC ..........................................
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