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Abstract
A diagnostic system for collecting, processing, recording and analyzing sounds associated with the physiologic activities of various human organs. The system includes a plurality of transducers placed on the body surface at the operator's discretion. The microphones are coupled to analogue/digital signal processing circuitry for enhancement of the desired signal and exclusion of ambient noise. An A/D converter digitizes the incoming data and transmits data, which is divided into a multitude of discrete blocks, received over very finite intervals of time, to a computer workstation and moved through an analysis program sequentially. The program is displayed as a series of icons which depict operations that the program performs and which allow the operator to reprogram the system at any time. The data is displayed in graphical format and stored in memory as the program processes each block sequentially.
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Description [1] SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS OF
PHYSIOLOGICAL AUDITORY SIGNALS
Technical Field
PHYSIOLOGICAL AUDITORY SIGNALS
Technical Field
[2] The present invention relates generally to the field of diagnostic methods and systems, and particularly to the acquisition and analysis of physiological auditory signals.
Background Art [31 Throughout this application, various publications are referenced as known to those skilled therein as of the date of the invention described herein.
[4] Auscultation of the lung and heart is probably the most widely used physical diagnostic method in respiratory and cardiac disease. However, due to the limitations of the human auditory system, auscultation has such low sensitivity and specificity that many physicians no longer rely solely on it as a diagnostic tool.
Although digital acquisition and analysis of physiologic sounds has the potential to be of tremendous diagnostic/therapeutic benefit to patients, the medical community has been slow to embrace this technology. In order to overcome this obstacle, any system for digital acquisition and analysis of physiologic sounds must be lightweight and easy for in-dividuals without technical expertise to operate and modify. In addition, all generated results must be presented in a format that allows for rapid interpretation and correlation with important physiologic values obtained from other tests. A
description of the prior art and their perceived shortcomings relevant to the objectives of the present invention follows herein.
[51 Physiologic sounds may be captured electronically, processed, and transmitted back to the clinician thus enabling the human auditory system to obtain greater in-formation conveyed by the signal. For example, U.S. Patent No. 5,774,563 discloses a device for acquiring physiologic sounds. Electronic circuitry embedded in the device enables the operator to filter and amplify the incoming signal.
Furthermore, this device also allows the user to listen to the post-processed signal through implementation of earpieces. However, no plan is described for enabling clinicians of ordinary ability to modify the system. Thus, the effective frequency range measured by this device is 70 - 480 Hz, which is essentially unalterable, and has minimal clinical applications. In addition, this system does not provide a means for digital acquisition/display/analysis of the recorded signal, which serves to severely limit the use of this device in a clinical setting. Other forms of analogous art, which are based on these same principles, share similar disadvantages.
[6] Analogous inventions in the art have depicted devices capable of acquiring, processing and digitally recording/analyzing physiologic signals. U.S. Patent No.
6,139,505 discloses an electronic stethoscope for the digital acquisition and analysis of physiologic sounds. The device consists of a microphone, which can be embedded inside conventional chest pieces.
After amplification and filtering, the signal is transferred to an analogue to digital converter (AID converter) for computer analysis. The system disclosed contains a modifiable number of independent transducers to record physiologic sounds at any particular location which the operator desires. The device allows for amplification/filtering of the recorded signal, storage of these recordings in memory, performing root mean square (RMS) and time expanded waveform analysis, and display data on a monitor for visual analysis/printing.
This device is also fairly easy to modify/upgrade/repair and includes a built-in program for analyzing respiratory sounds and generating a probable diagnosis based on this information.
[7] However, this device does not disclose a method to enable the physicians to listen to the sound as it is being recorded, but instead, requires them to discern phases of the respiratory cycle simply by inspection of the time expanded waveform. The patent describes a method by which physiologic sound may be processed and transmitted to a computer workstation using analogue circuitry which is bulky and not easily customized thus limiting the device's practical application. Further, no information is given about how this device can be used for _ higher level analysis (such as performance of Fourier Transformation or wavelet) of the desired signal, only time expanded waveform analysis and RMS of the complete spectrum are illustrated. These quantities give incomplete information regarding the sound and the program is not easily operated/modified by a clinician of ordinary skill. Lastly, no method is outlined by the inventors for reducing the corruption of the data from inadvertent pickup of ambient noise or superimposed signals emitted from other organs in close proximity to the transducer.
The probable diagnosis product available with this device is also extremely limited since it provides no quantitative information regarding the degree of functionality of the desired organ system. Although Murphy's electronic stethoscope represents significant improvement from analogous art as a system for the display and analysis of physiologic sounds, the limitations of this device as described above decrease its usefulness in a clinical setting.
[8] Additional devices have been patented which attempt to provide more sophisticated means for mathematically analyzing physiologic sounds and transmitting results to remote locations. One such example can be found in U.S. Patent No. 6,699,204, which illustrates a device for recording physiologic sound using multiple sensors that are secured to a patient via a harness. Physiologic sound can be recorded by the sensors and relayed to a processing
Background Art [31 Throughout this application, various publications are referenced as known to those skilled therein as of the date of the invention described herein.
[4] Auscultation of the lung and heart is probably the most widely used physical diagnostic method in respiratory and cardiac disease. However, due to the limitations of the human auditory system, auscultation has such low sensitivity and specificity that many physicians no longer rely solely on it as a diagnostic tool.
Although digital acquisition and analysis of physiologic sounds has the potential to be of tremendous diagnostic/therapeutic benefit to patients, the medical community has been slow to embrace this technology. In order to overcome this obstacle, any system for digital acquisition and analysis of physiologic sounds must be lightweight and easy for in-dividuals without technical expertise to operate and modify. In addition, all generated results must be presented in a format that allows for rapid interpretation and correlation with important physiologic values obtained from other tests. A
description of the prior art and their perceived shortcomings relevant to the objectives of the present invention follows herein.
[51 Physiologic sounds may be captured electronically, processed, and transmitted back to the clinician thus enabling the human auditory system to obtain greater in-formation conveyed by the signal. For example, U.S. Patent No. 5,774,563 discloses a device for acquiring physiologic sounds. Electronic circuitry embedded in the device enables the operator to filter and amplify the incoming signal.
Furthermore, this device also allows the user to listen to the post-processed signal through implementation of earpieces. However, no plan is described for enabling clinicians of ordinary ability to modify the system. Thus, the effective frequency range measured by this device is 70 - 480 Hz, which is essentially unalterable, and has minimal clinical applications. In addition, this system does not provide a means for digital acquisition/display/analysis of the recorded signal, which serves to severely limit the use of this device in a clinical setting. Other forms of analogous art, which are based on these same principles, share similar disadvantages.
[6] Analogous inventions in the art have depicted devices capable of acquiring, processing and digitally recording/analyzing physiologic signals. U.S. Patent No.
6,139,505 discloses an electronic stethoscope for the digital acquisition and analysis of physiologic sounds. The device consists of a microphone, which can be embedded inside conventional chest pieces.
After amplification and filtering, the signal is transferred to an analogue to digital converter (AID converter) for computer analysis. The system disclosed contains a modifiable number of independent transducers to record physiologic sounds at any particular location which the operator desires. The device allows for amplification/filtering of the recorded signal, storage of these recordings in memory, performing root mean square (RMS) and time expanded waveform analysis, and display data on a monitor for visual analysis/printing.
This device is also fairly easy to modify/upgrade/repair and includes a built-in program for analyzing respiratory sounds and generating a probable diagnosis based on this information.
[7] However, this device does not disclose a method to enable the physicians to listen to the sound as it is being recorded, but instead, requires them to discern phases of the respiratory cycle simply by inspection of the time expanded waveform. The patent describes a method by which physiologic sound may be processed and transmitted to a computer workstation using analogue circuitry which is bulky and not easily customized thus limiting the device's practical application. Further, no information is given about how this device can be used for _ higher level analysis (such as performance of Fourier Transformation or wavelet) of the desired signal, only time expanded waveform analysis and RMS of the complete spectrum are illustrated. These quantities give incomplete information regarding the sound and the program is not easily operated/modified by a clinician of ordinary skill. Lastly, no method is outlined by the inventors for reducing the corruption of the data from inadvertent pickup of ambient noise or superimposed signals emitted from other organs in close proximity to the transducer.
The probable diagnosis product available with this device is also extremely limited since it provides no quantitative information regarding the degree of functionality of the desired organ system. Although Murphy's electronic stethoscope represents significant improvement from analogous art as a system for the display and analysis of physiologic sounds, the limitations of this device as described above decrease its usefulness in a clinical setting.
[8] Additional devices have been patented which attempt to provide more sophisticated means for mathematically analyzing physiologic sounds and transmitting results to remote locations. One such example can be found in U.S. Patent No. 6,699,204, which illustrates a device for recording physiologic sound using multiple sensors that are secured to a patient via a harness. Physiologic sound can be recorded by the sensors and relayed to a processing
3 station for filtering/amplification using analogue circuits. The signal is then transferred to a sampler Ech (sound card) for digital recording via analogue circuitry or modem (not shown).
With the aid of a specia1i7ed calculation manager (Matlab(8) for example), the device can evaluate a set of transformed intensity levels, each associated with a predetermined sound frequency and means for storing each transformed intensity level in correspondence with an associated frequency for the purpose of displaying these intensity levels, transformed on the basis of frequencies, as a spectral representation of the auscultation sound.
[9] The device depicted by Kehyayan et al. is a further improvement over analogous art since it provides an accurate spectral representation of the auscultation sound as the intensity varies with time. However, a physician of ordinary ability cannot be expected to have the technical expertise necessary to easily operate and/or modify this analysis program in order to examine a wide array of physiologic sounds. Also, no plan is outlined by the inventor for preventing extraneous sounds (from ambient noise or sound emitted from other organs) from influencing the results displayed on the spectral plots. Lastly, the spectral plots contain too much information for a clinician to interpret in a timely manner. Thus, it is unlikely that the invention proposed by Kehyayan will be useful in a practical setting, and thereby widely embraced by the medical community.
Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [10]
Technical Solution [11]
Advantageous Effects [12] It has been proven that organs in the human body emit characteristic physiologic signals when they are functioning in the absence of pathology. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system for accurately assessing organ (particularly lung) function and thereby facilitating the diagnosis of certain diseases based upon digital recording, processing, and analysis of these physiologic sounds.
[13] One of the main obstacles to widespread acceptance of electronic stethoscopes is that these devices are too cumbersome, and also, too complicated for healthcare professionals to operate in a professional setting. Thus, it is a further object of this invention to provide a compact, customizable device. But most important, the device will be an improvement over analogous art by providing a simple interface which allows medical professionals with limited technical background to easily manipulate vital parameters such as block length, overlap, sampling rate, low/high pass filtering, adjusting the Fast Fourier Transformation
With the aid of a specia1i7ed calculation manager (Matlab(8) for example), the device can evaluate a set of transformed intensity levels, each associated with a predetermined sound frequency and means for storing each transformed intensity level in correspondence with an associated frequency for the purpose of displaying these intensity levels, transformed on the basis of frequencies, as a spectral representation of the auscultation sound.
[9] The device depicted by Kehyayan et al. is a further improvement over analogous art since it provides an accurate spectral representation of the auscultation sound as the intensity varies with time. However, a physician of ordinary ability cannot be expected to have the technical expertise necessary to easily operate and/or modify this analysis program in order to examine a wide array of physiologic sounds. Also, no plan is outlined by the inventor for preventing extraneous sounds (from ambient noise or sound emitted from other organs) from influencing the results displayed on the spectral plots. Lastly, the spectral plots contain too much information for a clinician to interpret in a timely manner. Thus, it is unlikely that the invention proposed by Kehyayan will be useful in a practical setting, and thereby widely embraced by the medical community.
Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [10]
Technical Solution [11]
Advantageous Effects [12] It has been proven that organs in the human body emit characteristic physiologic signals when they are functioning in the absence of pathology. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system for accurately assessing organ (particularly lung) function and thereby facilitating the diagnosis of certain diseases based upon digital recording, processing, and analysis of these physiologic sounds.
[13] One of the main obstacles to widespread acceptance of electronic stethoscopes is that these devices are too cumbersome, and also, too complicated for healthcare professionals to operate in a professional setting. Thus, it is a further object of this invention to provide a compact, customizable device. But most important, the device will be an improvement over analogous art by providing a simple interface which allows medical professionals with limited technical background to easily manipulate vital parameters such as block length, overlap, sampling rate, low/high pass filtering, adjusting the Fast Fourier Transformation
4 (FFT) and RMS analysis to cover any component of the frequency spectrum, and applying data windows without the need for computer programming knowledge.
[14] Another object of this invention is to boost the accuracy of recording physiological sounds by providing the physician with an efficient method of eliminating background noise (which is either present in the ambient environment and/or emitted by other body organs in the vicinity of the transducer) from the desired signal in real time.
Accomplishing this task will not only lead to greater accuracy in the measurement of physiologic sounds, but it will also allow the device to operate with a greater degree of autonomy when compared to analogous art.
114.1] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a first apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal;
a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; and a first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus; and a second apparatus comprising:
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network; a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second 4a wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal;
a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal.
[14.2] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a first apparatus comprising a first wireless network device; and a second apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data; a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds;
4b a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said sequence, and said display device further configured to display a characterization of said processed signal;
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit an output in a first direction towards said second apparatus, and said second wireless network device is configured for transmission of a signal representative of said electrical output in a second direction away from said second apparatus, and further configured for access to an internet; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said physiological sounds.
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According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one corresponding diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data;
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4c a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and a wireless network device configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and said wireless network device is further configured for reception of an input that is wirelessly transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit.
[14.4] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further 4d configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
[14.5] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
[14.6] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said sensor, said processing unit configured to receive and process a stream of digital data representative of said electrical output into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and 4e a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
[14.7] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
and a processing unit operatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, said processing unit configured to process a plurality of streams of digital data representativg of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals, wherein at least a portion of said = plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
[15] Lastly, acoustic signals from human organs occur over many different frequency ranges = (depending on the specific organ and any pathology present) and are often of minimal intensity.
Therefore, detecting differences in these signals between normal physiologic and pathologic states over a finite time interval for any given organ requires a system of mathematical analysis with greater sensitivity than that described in many versions of analogous art.
Thus it is an additional objective of this device to provide a means for adjusting the frequency band in the Power Spectrum Density (PSD), which the RMS values are calculated from. The PSD
results from 4f performing the FFT on the digital data corresponding to the audio signal.
[16] As noted above, this invention relates to a system for recording and analyzing physiologic sounds to provide the clinician with information relating to functional status of the organ being examined. This information may provide clues, that when combined with other elements of a diagnostic workup (history, physical exam, lab tests, medical imaging, etc.) may facilitate the diagnosis of various disease states (pulmonary disease for example). Consistent with other forms of analogous art, the system includes a plurality of transducers, such as microphones embedded in small rubber tubes coupled to a thin plastic diaphragm(s) which may be placed at preselected sites on the patient using either light pressure or a harness of some type. Physiologic signals of interest vibrate the plastic diaphragm, which transmits the sound by moving air molecules in the tube. The transducers detect these sounds and convert them into electrical signals. The system contains a preamplifier that not only increases the intensity of the incoming electrical signal, but also polarizes the transducers with an electromotive force (preferably 48 Volts) applied equally to both inputs to the sensor with respect to ground (phantom power). In order to provide this polarizing potential, high voltage commercial alternating current is converted to high voltage direct current. This voltage is applied to the same wires that carry the audio signal. Since the preamplifier can supply such high voltage (unlike many computer sound cards available commercially) this invention can make use of transducers with higher signal to noise ratios than those used in analogous art. Furthermore, portability may be maximized by supplying the phantom power through a rechargable battery.
[17] The system also includes a digital signal processor for conditioning the signal (filtering, gating, limiting, or excluding background noise). In the preferred embodiment of the invention, analogue circuitry or a digital signal processor employing Super Harvard Architecture (SHARC) can be added for additional filtering, expansion, compression or conversion of the processed signal back to sound energy thereby enabling the operator to hear the altered sound in real time. After processing, the analogue signals generated by the transducers are converted into digital data and transferred to a computer workstation.
In order to increase the portability of this device, digital data may be transmitted to the workstation over wireless internet. A further advantage of utilizing a SHARC
processor is that optimal settings for detecting sound from a variety of sources may be stored in memory for instantaneous recall by the operator. These aforementioned settings which are programmed into the SHARC processor may enable the claimed invention to acquire properties of sound transmission which are identical to a conventional acoustic stethoscope. This is important because acoustic stethoscopes remain popular in clinical settings due to the fact that a tremendous amount of research has already been done with them and the steadfast hesitancy among health-care professionals to abandon their use of these devices.
[18] The computer station includes a microprocessor, input/output circuitry, and random access memory for data storage, one or more input devices (such as a keyboard or mouse), a modular interface with many different graphical displays of incoming data, and one or more output devices (such as a printer, monitor or modem for transmission over the Internet).
[19] Executing on the computer is an application program constructed from a set of modular elements synthesized using a graphical programming language. The application program collects the data and organizes it into discrete sections (blocks) before moving it through a series of modules. By clicking on any specific module with the mouse, the operator can set the sampling rate, block size and overlap. Furthermore, the operator may elect to further high/low pass filter the data digitally or apply a mathematical window analogous to FFT processing in order to minimize distortion of calculated results.
[20] After breaking the signal into multiple blocks (which correspond to discrete time intervals) and then pre-processing these blocks, the program calculates the power spectrum density of the portion of the signal contained in each block using the FFT. After calculation, the computer displays the results graphically as a plot of Intensity vs.
Frequency. These results are updated continuously as the PSD is calculated anew for each incoming block and the results of the previous block are saved in memory.
[21] As the PSD is calculated for each incoming block, the computer may exclude portions of the PSD that are outside the selected thresholds specified by the operator.
This is possible because the program may contain a trigger, which enables the operator to exclude portions of the spectrum, which are not of interest with a simple mouse "click". Once the PSD is determined, the program calculates the root mean square (RMS) value of the signal in the frequency band(s) chosen by the operator. The computer performs this calculation on each incoming block and displays the data as a list during the time of operation.
This method is highly advantageous to the clinician since it takes a very complicated quantity (the PSD of each block that gives information about the power of all frequency components in the block) and converts it into a simple quantity (RMS), while still relaying the necessary information about the signal to the clinician. Secondly, by performing these calculations on each incoming block of the data, the properties of the signal outlined above can be analyzed as they vary over time. The clinician can then use this information about an organ's spectral characteristics to assess its degree of functionality in a quick, inexpensive, accurate and non-invasive manner. The analysis program illustrated in the present invention can be used either as a stand alone application or in combination with a number of additional program elements which may include patient's electronic medical records. As a result, this system has the potential to dramatically improve efficiency in the healthcare system and clinical outcomes for patients.
[22] It has been proven that organs in the human body emit characteristic physiologic signals when they are functioning in the absence of pathology. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system for accurately assessing organ (particularly lung) function and thereby facilitating the diagnosis of certain diseases based upon digital recording, processing and analysis of these physiologic sounds.
[23] One of the main obstacles to widespread acceptance of electronic stethoscopes is that these devices are too cumbersome, and also, too complicated for health care professionals to operate in a professional setting. Thus, it is a further object of this invention to provide a compact, customizable device. But most important, the device will be an improvement over analogous art by providing a simple interface which allows medical professionals with limited technical background to easily manipulate vital parameters such as block length, overlap, sampling rate, low/high pass filtering, adjusting the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) and RMS analysis to cover any component of the frequency spectrum, and applying data windows without the need for computer programming knowledge.
[24] Another object of this invention is to boost the accuracy of recording physiological sounds by providing the physician with an efficient method of eliminating background noise (which is either present in the ambient environment and/or emitted by other body organs in the vicinity of the transducer) from the desired signal in real time. Accom-plishing this task will not only lead to greater accuracy in the measurement of physiologic sounds, but it will also allow the device to operate with a greater degree of autonomy when compared to analogous art.
[25] Lastly, acoustic signals from human organs occur over many different frequency ranges (depending on the specific organ and any pathology present) and are often of minimal intensity. Therefore, detecting differences in these signals between normal physiologic and pathologic states over a finite time interval for any given organ requires a system of mathematical analysis with greater sensitivity than that described in many versions of analogous art. Thus it is an additional objective of this device to provide a means for adjusting the frequency band in the Power Spectrum Density (PSD), which the RMS values are calculated from. The PSD results from performing the FFT on the digital data corresponding to the audio signal.
[26] As noted above, this invention relates to a system for recording and analyzing physiologic sounds to provide the clinician with information relating to functional status of the organ being examined. This information may provide clues, that when combined with other elements of a diagnostic worlcup (history, physical exam, lab tests, medical imaging, etc.) may facilitate the diagnosis of various disease states (pulmonary disease for example). Consistent with other forms of analogous art, the system includes a plurality of transducers, such as microphones embedded in small rubber tubes coupled to a thin plastic diaphragm(s) which may be placed at preselected sites on the patient using either light pressure or a harness of some type. Physiologic signals of interest vibrate the plastic diaphragm, which transmits the sound by moving air molecules in the tube. The transducers detect these sounds and convert them into electrical signals. The system contains a preamplifier that not only increases the intensity of the incoming electrical signal, but also polarizes the transducers with an electromotive force (preferably 48 Volts) applied equally to both inputs to the sensor with respect to ground (phantom power). In order to provide this polarizing potential, high voltage commercial alternating current is converted to high voltage direct current. This voltage is applied to same wires that carry the audio signal. Since the preamplifier can supply such high voltage (unlike many computer sound cards available commercially) this invention can make use of transducers with higher signal to noise ratios than those used in analogous art.
Furthermore, portability may be maximized by supplying the phantom power through a rechargable battery.
[27] The system also includes a digital signal processor for conditioning the signal (filtering, gating, limiting, or excluding background noise). In the preferred embodiment of the invention, analogue circuitry or a digital signal processor employing Super Harvard Architecture (SHARC) can be added for additional filtering, expansion, compression or conversion of the processed signal back to sound energy thereby enabling the operator to hear the altered sound in real time. After processing, the analogue signals generated by the transducers are converted into digital data and transferred to a computer workstation. In order to increase the portability of this device, digital data may be transmitted to the workstation over wireless internet. A further advantage of utilizing a SHARC processor is that optimal settings for detecting sound from a variety of sources may be stored in memory for instantaneous recall by the operator. These aforementioned settings, which are programmed into the SHARC processor, may enable the claimed invention to acquire properties of sound transmission which are identical to a conventional acoustic stethoscope. This is important because acoustic stethoscopes remain popular in clinical settings due to the fact that a tremendous amount of research has already been done with them and the steadfast hesitancy among health-care professionals to abandon their use of these devices.
[28] The computer station includes a microprocessor, input/output circuitry, and random access memory for data storage, one or more input devices (such as a keyboard or mouse), a modular interface with many different graphical displays of incoming data, and one or more output devices (such as a printer, monitor or modem for transmission over the Internet).
[29] Executing on the computer is an application program constructed from a set of modular elements synthesized using a graphical programming language. The application program collects the data and organizes it into discrete sections (blocks) before moving it through a series of modules. By clicking on any specific module with the mouse, the operator can set the sampling rate, block size and overlap. Furthermore, the operator may elect to further high/low pass filter the data digitally or apply a mathematical window analogous to FFT processing in order to minimize distortion of calculated results.
[30] After breaking the signal into multiple blocks (which correspond to discrete time intervals) and then pre-processing these blocks, the program calculates the power spectrum density of the portion of the signal contained in each block using the FFT. After calculation the computer displays the results graphically as a plot of Intensity vs.
Frequency. These results are updated continuously as the PSD is calculated anew for each incoming block and the results of the previous block are saved in memory.
[31] As the PSD is calculated for each incoming block, the computer may exclude portions of the PSD that are outside the selected thresholds specified by the operator. This is possible because the program may contain a trigger, which enables the operator to exclude portions of the spectrum which are not of interest with a simple mouse "click".
Once the PSD is determined, the program calculates the root mean square (RMS) value of the signal in the frequency band(s) chosen by the operator. The computer performs this calculation on each incoming block and displays the data as a list during the time of operation. This method is highly advantageous to the clinician since it takes a very complicated quantity (the PSD of each block that gives information about the power of all frequency components in the block) and converts it into a simple quantity (RMS), while still relaying the necessary information about the signal to the clinician.
Secondly, by performing these calculations on each incoming block of the data, the properties of the signal outlined above can be analyzed as they vary over time. The clinician can then use this information about an organ's spectral characteristics to assess its' degree of functionality in a quick, inexpensive, accurate and non-invasive manner. The analysis program illustrated in the present invention can be used either as a stand alone application or in combination with a number of additional program elements which may include patient's electronic medical records. As a result, this system has the potential to dramatically improve efficiency in the healthcare system and clinical outcomes for patients.
Description of Drawings [32] The advantages of the present invention may be further illustrated by referencing the following description and corresponding drawings, in which:
[33] FIG. 1 provides a general overview of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[34] FIG 2 is an illustration of the computer station component of Figure 1.
[35] FIG. 3A illustrates a block diagram of the preferred embodiment of the signal conditioning station.
[36] FIG. 3B illustrates a block diagram of the digital signal processor described in the preferred embodiment.
[37] FIG. 3C illustrates a block diagram of elements utilized in data conversion and transfer incorporated within the preferred embodiment.
[38] FIGS. 4A-L illustrates a variety of operations which may be performed on the acquired data by the digital signal processor.
[39] FIG. 5 illustrates a display of the RMS values for the incoming signal (ambient noise) received from the test microphone. These values can be helpful in quantifying the effect of ambient noise on the calculation of the RMS values of the desired signal.
[40] FIG.6 is a flow chart of the data collection and analysis program.
Each icon represents an operation which is performed on incoming data and selecting a cor-responding icon can modify these operations.
[41] FIGS. 7A and 7B represent time expanded waveforms of physiologic sounds.
[42] FIG. 8 is a graphical representation of the power spectrum density calculated using the Fast Fourier transformation from an incoming data stream representative of physiologic sounds received by the transducer positioned over the heart.
[43] FIG. 9 depicts the sequential display of RMS values calculated from the PSD after processing for heart sounds. This data may then be used to assess the degree of func-tionality of the target organ.
[44] FIG. 10 depicts the PSD calculated from tracheal breath sounds using the FFT.
[45] FIGS. 11A and 11B depict the sequential display of RMS values calculated from the PSD after processing of the tracheal breath sounds.
[46] FIGS. 12A - 12C depict the sequential display of values corresponding to the maximum frequency 12A and corresponding intensity 12B/12C from the desired portions of the PSD after processing of the incoming signal from the heart.
Data is displayed as it is obtained from each incoming block.
Best Mode [47] FIG. 1 provides an overview of the sound recording and analysis system of the present invention. This system includes a transducer 1, such as an analogue condenser microphone, which can be placed at various sites around the patient to listen to sounds emitted by different organs. It should be understood that the system could be expanded to include additional transducers 1 if desired so that data from multiple sites can be collected concurrently. To isolate the sensors from external sounds (and thereby improve signal to noise), they may be embedded in the tubing/chest pieces of conventional stethoscopes.
The transducer(s) 1 may be held against the surface of the patient with mechanical pressure applied by the operator, adhesive tape or suitable strapping to prevent movement during the data acquisition process.
[48] Leads 2 extending from the sensors are balanced cables with XLR inputs 97 that connect to a signal conditioning station. A suitable signal conditioning circuit for use in the present invention could be the Eurorack 1202, a sound mixer 3 made by Behringer.
This station performs many important functions. First, it supplies the electromotive force needed to polarize the transducer 1. In the preferred embodiment, the mixer 3 converts standard alternating current (120 volts) into direct current (48 volts). It has been proven that to accurately record physiologic sounds, it is important to have a transducer 1 with a high signal to noise ratio and a flat frequency response. These types of sensors may demand high voltages, which are not readily supplied by analogous art that utilizes sound cards built into most commercially available personal computers 9 or batteries.
[49] The voltage is then supplied to the sensor through both XLR inputs 97 equally with respect to ground (phantom power) 93. The audio signal is transmitted through these same inputs approximately 180 degrees out of phase of each other thereby ensuring a balanced signal. Balanced signals are less corrupted by ambient noise relative to un-balanced ones. Inside the stethoscope tube, sound energy generated from organs inside the body is converted into an electrical signal by the microphone. This electrical signal (which is a representation of the sound) is then transmitted to the mixer 3 though the same leads 2 that supply the voltage in the manner described previously. To further prevent this desired signal from being corrupted by external electric/magnetic fields, the cables maybe shielded. The mixer 3 may have additional ports to receive electrical signal from additional sensors. In addition, phantom power 93 may be supplied via alkaline (such as the ART Phantom Power Adapter), or other rechargeable 9 volt batteries.
[50] Once the electrical signal is received by the mixer 3, it may be amplified 255 and/ or filtered 256. In the preferred embodiment the mixer contains circuitry 383, which can act as a high pass filter (80 Hz) 256 and/or low pass filter (12 kHz) 256, although other frequencies are possible. It should be noted that the invention gives the operator the ability to bypass this processing if they choose. After amplification/filtering, the signal may be sent to a headset 4 where it is converted back to sound energy, thereby enabling the operator to listen to the sound as it is recorded. The signal may also be sent for recording on cassette tapes or it can be sent to a digital signal processor (DSP) 5. One such example is the DEQ
2496, a digital equalizer with Super Harvard Architecture(SHARC) signal processors 76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90 as depicted in FIG. 3B and specialized software made by Behringer which is depicted in FIGS 4A-L and 5.
[51] The digital processor 5 performs the fast Fourier transformation on the signal and displays both the discrete frequency bands and the power of the signal in each band (power spectrum density) 621, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, for example. One of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the waveforms shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 (as well as other waveforms, such as FIG. 12A) are merely exemplary, and that the ordinate or Y-axis demonstrates relative values, such as decibel (dB) shown, as well as other measures of PSD, such as, but not limited to, RMS. From here, the operator can selectively amplify/ attenuate components of the signal in any frequency band from 20 - 20000 Hz (similar to an equalizer) 612-615. Unwanted signal can be excluded by compressing 615 (the processor reduces the intensity of all signal components with a volume that is greater than desired) or expanding 615 (reducing the intensity of all frequency components with an intensity less than that desired by the operator) frequencies detected by the transducer 1.
Of note, the device can function as a noise gate and/or limiter if compression/expansion is performed to a maximum degree. All operations undertaken by the digital signal processor 5 to alter the incoming audio signal can be displayed via LCD, and device operations 612-620 and 622-623 may be saved in memory 620 for instant recall by the operator at some future time. The adjustment of stereo width function 623 may or may not be necessary. It is understood that specific settings 612-619 of the digital signal processor 5 may cause the invention to acquire properties of sound transmission similar to conventional acoustic stethoscopes. This characteristic of the claimed invention is a valuable attribute, since a tremendous body of research has already been conducted in the analysis of physiologic auditory signals using said acoustic stethoscopes. Secondly, it is well known that such conventional stethoscopes are still widely popular in the market place. Specifically, settings contained in the digital signal processor 5 may allow clinicians to measure blood pressure values, grade cardiac murmurs (I - VI) and listen to other physiological sounds in a manner which correlates well with findings obtained from a conventional acoustic stethoscope. The ability to perform compression/expansion is an improvement over other forms of analogous art since it allows the device to record physiologic sounds from the human body without having to constantly be directed to by the operator. However, it should be noted that the device might be set up .
so that it is required to be directed by the operator before making recordings.
[52] Furthermore, the digital signal processor 5 contains a test transducer 1, which can be deployed by the operator if desired. This test transducer 1 may be affixed to body surface or exposed to the ambient environment. The test transducer 1 records sounds from sources that might corrupt the signal being recorded from the organ of interest. This may include noise present in the ambient environment or sound emitted from other organs in the vicinity of the target organ. The power spectrum density 621 of these ambient signals can be used to calculate and display the corresponding RMS values 622A for the signal as demonstrated in FIG.5. The components of the undesired signal, which interfere with the signal of interest, are effectively quantified in real time. The DSP 5 may transmit data directly to a computer workstation 9 for further analysis via cable or wireless interne connection 16,17. This is a significant improvement over analogous art because it can be used to remove ambient noise that contains identical frequency components to those of the target organ, thus producing a much clearer signal from the target organ in addition to enabling the clinician to obtain standardized measurements regardless of the noise level present in the ambient environment at the time of measurement. The processing methods may include (but is not limited to) graphic 612, parametric 613, digital 614 and/or dynamic equalizers 615, as well as signal compression/expansion/boosting/cutting and feedback destruction 622 or bypassed altogether 616.
[53] After this additional processing, the signal from each analogue output is transmitted to an analog-to-digital converter (A/D converter) 6, which may or may not be part of the computer station 9. The A/D converter 6 converts the processed audio information into a digital data stream for transmission to the workstation 9. One advantage of employing a SHARC processor 5 is that digital data may be transmitted to the computer workstation 9 over wireless intemet 16,17. This process can be achieved by coupling the SHARC
processor 5 to a modem 16 with a WiFi PC card (not shown). Digital data acquired during stethoscope operation may be transferred to a WiFi Access Point/ Router 17, and afterward, sent to a modem 16 via CATS cable or WiFi USB adapter.
[54] The sampling rate used in the digitizing the data may be adjusted by the operator and should be greater than 44.1 KHz with a bit rate preferably greater than 24 bits per sample.
The A/D converter 6 is preferably multi-channel which may contain an additional preamp such as the Edirol UA-25 sold by the Roland Corporation. FIG. 3 is a schematic of all of the hardware components which comprise the preferred embodiment of the invention (components for transmission of data over a wireless network are not shown).
[55] FIG. 3A illustrates a first portion of a first schematic connected to a second portion of the first schematic, illustrated in FIG. 3A(cont.), through lines (a)-(0. FIG.
3C illustrates a first portion of a third schematic connected to a second portion of the third schematic, illustrated in FIG. 3C(cont.), through lines (g)-(v).
[56] A suitable workstation 9 may be a personal computer of the E-machines series as sold by Lenovo, comprising a microprocessor 12, input/output circuitry 10, and memory for data storage 13 ,one or more input devices (such as a keyboard 8 or mouse 7), a modular interface with many different graphical displays of incoming data as depicted in FIG. 6, and one or more output devices such as a printer 15, monitor 14 or modem 16 for transmission over the Internet.
[57] As shown in FIG. 1, input/output circuitry 10, microprocessor 12, and memory for data storage 13 are interconnected via bus 11.
[58] However, it should be understood that other models may be substituted.
These computers are controlled and coordinated by operating system 16A, such as Microsoft Windows XP or other system. The operating system 16A may also comprise a window manager 17A, printer manager 18 and additional device managers 21 in addition to one or more device drivers 19,20,22 in order to allow the computer workstation 9 to interface with hardware components.
[59] In the present invention, digital data from the A/D converter 6 is transmitted to Input/Output (I/O) circuitry 10 of the computer via USB cable JKl. FIG. 2 illustrates the interaction of software elements on the computer workstation 9 with the application programs 210,220,230 and operating system 16A relationships shown by arrows 306,307,308 via system calls. The program (FIG. 6) is organized by a series of graphical icons that are provided via specialized data acquisition software such as DASY
LAB 9.0, a product manufactured and sold by Capital Equipment. Each icon, constructed using a graphical programming language, represents a command(s) for the workstation 9 to perform.
This program 210 is fully customizable since simply inserting/deleting icons in the flow diagram can make new programs. All commands given to the analysis program by the clinician are accomplished via simple keyboard 8 entries or mouse 7 "clicks".
Thus, knowledge of computer programming languages (which many health care personnel do not possess) is not a required prerequisite for proper operation of the instant device.
[60] Prior to first listening to the sound, the clinician chooses the sampling rate by clicking on a tab marked 'experimental setup.' The AID input icon 404 receives data via I/O
circuitry 10. The Recorder Icon 407 displays the time-expanded function of the incoming signal illustrated in FIGS. 7A and 7B in accordance with the description set forth in U.S.
Pat. No. 3,990,435. The clinician then clicks the Filter icons 405,406 in order to select frequencies where the signal can be high/low pass filtered digitally. Some examples include digital high/low pass filtering, application of a windowing function to incoming data analogous to PSD calculation, adjustment of sample rate, block size, degree of overlap and recording time. Through the use of these icons, the clinician may also determine the characteristic (Butterworth. Bessel, etc.) and order of the digital filter. The clinician will click the Data Window Icon 408, to select the desired block length, appropriate mathematical window to fit the data with, and determine the degree of overlap (if any) between successive blocks. The FFT icon 409 in the program 210 instructs the computer to calculate the FFT on the portion of the signal represented by each block. The Y/T Icon 413 enables the clinician to view a display of the PSD on a monitor 14 for each block after it is calculated as illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 10. By clicking the FFT max icon 410, the clinician can specify the frequency range within the PSD where both the frequency of maximum intensity and its' magnitude may be calculated as illustrated in FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C. These quantities may be displayed by the icon marked 'Digital Meter' 411 or List icon 412. By clicking the Trigger Icon, the clinician can determine which frequency components of the PSD will be excluded from the RMS
calculation (not shown).
[61] Since different body organs emit sound in different frequency ranges, the ability to adjust the frequency range is vital if one hopes to construct a single device that can be used to analyze sounds from all of the different organs (not just lung). The Statistics Icon 414 instructs the computer to calculate the RMS value of the signal in the desired frequency range set by the digital high/low pass filters 405,406 or Trigger Icon in the specified range. The List Icon 415 displays the RMS value sequentially as it is calculated from each incoming block as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. Additional modules may be added to the program 210 for the purpose of determining the magnitude of the change in RMS
values with respect to time at a given anatomic position. These RMS values, either as displayed by the List Icon 415 or when combined with additional analysis programs 220,230 on the workstation 9, give the attending physician a mechanism for comparing the intensity of physiologic sound recorded by the sensor in any desired frequency range and over any duration of time.
[62] In operation, the sensors 1 are affixed to any part of the body surface according to the discretion of the clinician. The system is then initialized and data is transmitted to application program 210. As the patient inhales/exhales, sound is converted to audio signals which may be amplified/filtered/processed before being relayed to both the clinician and the application program 210 in the computer workstation 9. At any instant in time (if the physician hears an interesting sound) the physician can start the digital recording by clicking the Record Icon, a green arrow in the upper left hand corner of the screen. After the signal of interest is no longer audible, the physician may stop recording by clicking the red square icon or specifying the duration of recording via the 'Stop' icon 416 . The computer recording may be inflnenced by the DSP 5 via compression/limiting 615 or equalization 612,613,614 as described above. After recording is complete, the clinician may click the list icon 415 to obtain a columnar display of the desired RMS
= values. Review of this list may give the clinician valuable information regarding the degree of functionality/pathology present in certain organs (lung, heart, bowel, etc.). The settings and/or outputs of the PSD (calculated from the Y/T icon 413 ), Time Expanded Waveform 407, FFT Maximum 410 , Filters 405,406 and List 412,415 can all be saved in memory 13 , printed on paper via printer 15 or transmitted via modem 16 to another computer 9 through the interne. It should be understood that additional icons may be added to the program in FIG. 6 if additional data manipulation is desired. In addition, program settings for analysis of auditory signals from two or more different sources (organs, ambient noise, etc.) such as the heart and trachea (FIGS. 9 and 11) may be combined, thereby enabling the operator to analyze discrete frequency bands within a signal. For instance, if an observed physiologic sound is composed of sounds from the trachea and heart superimposed on each other, the operator may combine modules from FIGS. 9 and 11 into a single program that will separately analyze the signals from each source simultaneously. If there exists overlap, additional methods may be deployed to separate out the overlapping frequency components of the two or more sources.
[63] Lastly, data generated from this analysis program 210 may be integrated with numerical/text data contained in a patient's electronic medical records 220.
The in-tegration of data among these programs 210, 220,230 can be directed by an operator using a mouse 7, keyboard 8 or other input. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,944,821 and 6,154,756 demonstrate two such methods for performing said integration of data contained on multiple program elements. Additional software programs 230 may combine data from the analysis program 210 and electronic medical records 220 for the purposes of assessing target organ functionality, characterization of pathology if present, and generating accurate predictions regarding the degree of functionality of the target organ system in the near future.
[64] A description on the preferred embodiment of the invention outlines a very specific method for analysis of physiologic sounds. The device as claimed is capable of variants and it should be appreciated by one skilled in the art that substitution of materials and modification of details can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.
[14] Another object of this invention is to boost the accuracy of recording physiological sounds by providing the physician with an efficient method of eliminating background noise (which is either present in the ambient environment and/or emitted by other body organs in the vicinity of the transducer) from the desired signal in real time.
Accomplishing this task will not only lead to greater accuracy in the measurement of physiologic sounds, but it will also allow the device to operate with a greater degree of autonomy when compared to analogous art.
114.1] According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a first apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal;
a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; and a first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus; and a second apparatus comprising:
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network; a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second 4a wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal;
a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal.
[14.2] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a first apparatus comprising a first wireless network device; and a second apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data; a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds;
4b a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said sequence, and said display device further configured to display a characterization of said processed signal;
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit an output in a first direction towards said second apparatus, and said second wireless network device is configured for transmission of a signal representative of said electrical output in a second direction away from said second apparatus, and further configured for access to an internet; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said physiological sounds.
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According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one corresponding diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data;
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4c a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and a wireless network device configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and said wireless network device is further configured for reception of an input that is wirelessly transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit.
[14.4] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further 4d configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
[14.5] According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
[14.6] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said sensor, said processing unit configured to receive and process a stream of digital data representative of said electrical output into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and 4e a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
[14.7] In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
and a processing unit operatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, said processing unit configured to process a plurality of streams of digital data representativg of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals, wherein at least a portion of said = plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
[15] Lastly, acoustic signals from human organs occur over many different frequency ranges = (depending on the specific organ and any pathology present) and are often of minimal intensity.
Therefore, detecting differences in these signals between normal physiologic and pathologic states over a finite time interval for any given organ requires a system of mathematical analysis with greater sensitivity than that described in many versions of analogous art.
Thus it is an additional objective of this device to provide a means for adjusting the frequency band in the Power Spectrum Density (PSD), which the RMS values are calculated from. The PSD
results from 4f performing the FFT on the digital data corresponding to the audio signal.
[16] As noted above, this invention relates to a system for recording and analyzing physiologic sounds to provide the clinician with information relating to functional status of the organ being examined. This information may provide clues, that when combined with other elements of a diagnostic workup (history, physical exam, lab tests, medical imaging, etc.) may facilitate the diagnosis of various disease states (pulmonary disease for example). Consistent with other forms of analogous art, the system includes a plurality of transducers, such as microphones embedded in small rubber tubes coupled to a thin plastic diaphragm(s) which may be placed at preselected sites on the patient using either light pressure or a harness of some type. Physiologic signals of interest vibrate the plastic diaphragm, which transmits the sound by moving air molecules in the tube. The transducers detect these sounds and convert them into electrical signals. The system contains a preamplifier that not only increases the intensity of the incoming electrical signal, but also polarizes the transducers with an electromotive force (preferably 48 Volts) applied equally to both inputs to the sensor with respect to ground (phantom power). In order to provide this polarizing potential, high voltage commercial alternating current is converted to high voltage direct current. This voltage is applied to the same wires that carry the audio signal. Since the preamplifier can supply such high voltage (unlike many computer sound cards available commercially) this invention can make use of transducers with higher signal to noise ratios than those used in analogous art. Furthermore, portability may be maximized by supplying the phantom power through a rechargable battery.
[17] The system also includes a digital signal processor for conditioning the signal (filtering, gating, limiting, or excluding background noise). In the preferred embodiment of the invention, analogue circuitry or a digital signal processor employing Super Harvard Architecture (SHARC) can be added for additional filtering, expansion, compression or conversion of the processed signal back to sound energy thereby enabling the operator to hear the altered sound in real time. After processing, the analogue signals generated by the transducers are converted into digital data and transferred to a computer workstation.
In order to increase the portability of this device, digital data may be transmitted to the workstation over wireless internet. A further advantage of utilizing a SHARC
processor is that optimal settings for detecting sound from a variety of sources may be stored in memory for instantaneous recall by the operator. These aforementioned settings which are programmed into the SHARC processor may enable the claimed invention to acquire properties of sound transmission which are identical to a conventional acoustic stethoscope. This is important because acoustic stethoscopes remain popular in clinical settings due to the fact that a tremendous amount of research has already been done with them and the steadfast hesitancy among health-care professionals to abandon their use of these devices.
[18] The computer station includes a microprocessor, input/output circuitry, and random access memory for data storage, one or more input devices (such as a keyboard or mouse), a modular interface with many different graphical displays of incoming data, and one or more output devices (such as a printer, monitor or modem for transmission over the Internet).
[19] Executing on the computer is an application program constructed from a set of modular elements synthesized using a graphical programming language. The application program collects the data and organizes it into discrete sections (blocks) before moving it through a series of modules. By clicking on any specific module with the mouse, the operator can set the sampling rate, block size and overlap. Furthermore, the operator may elect to further high/low pass filter the data digitally or apply a mathematical window analogous to FFT processing in order to minimize distortion of calculated results.
[20] After breaking the signal into multiple blocks (which correspond to discrete time intervals) and then pre-processing these blocks, the program calculates the power spectrum density of the portion of the signal contained in each block using the FFT. After calculation, the computer displays the results graphically as a plot of Intensity vs.
Frequency. These results are updated continuously as the PSD is calculated anew for each incoming block and the results of the previous block are saved in memory.
[21] As the PSD is calculated for each incoming block, the computer may exclude portions of the PSD that are outside the selected thresholds specified by the operator.
This is possible because the program may contain a trigger, which enables the operator to exclude portions of the spectrum, which are not of interest with a simple mouse "click". Once the PSD is determined, the program calculates the root mean square (RMS) value of the signal in the frequency band(s) chosen by the operator. The computer performs this calculation on each incoming block and displays the data as a list during the time of operation.
This method is highly advantageous to the clinician since it takes a very complicated quantity (the PSD of each block that gives information about the power of all frequency components in the block) and converts it into a simple quantity (RMS), while still relaying the necessary information about the signal to the clinician. Secondly, by performing these calculations on each incoming block of the data, the properties of the signal outlined above can be analyzed as they vary over time. The clinician can then use this information about an organ's spectral characteristics to assess its degree of functionality in a quick, inexpensive, accurate and non-invasive manner. The analysis program illustrated in the present invention can be used either as a stand alone application or in combination with a number of additional program elements which may include patient's electronic medical records. As a result, this system has the potential to dramatically improve efficiency in the healthcare system and clinical outcomes for patients.
[22] It has been proven that organs in the human body emit characteristic physiologic signals when they are functioning in the absence of pathology. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved system for accurately assessing organ (particularly lung) function and thereby facilitating the diagnosis of certain diseases based upon digital recording, processing and analysis of these physiologic sounds.
[23] One of the main obstacles to widespread acceptance of electronic stethoscopes is that these devices are too cumbersome, and also, too complicated for health care professionals to operate in a professional setting. Thus, it is a further object of this invention to provide a compact, customizable device. But most important, the device will be an improvement over analogous art by providing a simple interface which allows medical professionals with limited technical background to easily manipulate vital parameters such as block length, overlap, sampling rate, low/high pass filtering, adjusting the Fast Fourier Transformation (FFT) and RMS analysis to cover any component of the frequency spectrum, and applying data windows without the need for computer programming knowledge.
[24] Another object of this invention is to boost the accuracy of recording physiological sounds by providing the physician with an efficient method of eliminating background noise (which is either present in the ambient environment and/or emitted by other body organs in the vicinity of the transducer) from the desired signal in real time. Accom-plishing this task will not only lead to greater accuracy in the measurement of physiologic sounds, but it will also allow the device to operate with a greater degree of autonomy when compared to analogous art.
[25] Lastly, acoustic signals from human organs occur over many different frequency ranges (depending on the specific organ and any pathology present) and are often of minimal intensity. Therefore, detecting differences in these signals between normal physiologic and pathologic states over a finite time interval for any given organ requires a system of mathematical analysis with greater sensitivity than that described in many versions of analogous art. Thus it is an additional objective of this device to provide a means for adjusting the frequency band in the Power Spectrum Density (PSD), which the RMS values are calculated from. The PSD results from performing the FFT on the digital data corresponding to the audio signal.
[26] As noted above, this invention relates to a system for recording and analyzing physiologic sounds to provide the clinician with information relating to functional status of the organ being examined. This information may provide clues, that when combined with other elements of a diagnostic worlcup (history, physical exam, lab tests, medical imaging, etc.) may facilitate the diagnosis of various disease states (pulmonary disease for example). Consistent with other forms of analogous art, the system includes a plurality of transducers, such as microphones embedded in small rubber tubes coupled to a thin plastic diaphragm(s) which may be placed at preselected sites on the patient using either light pressure or a harness of some type. Physiologic signals of interest vibrate the plastic diaphragm, which transmits the sound by moving air molecules in the tube. The transducers detect these sounds and convert them into electrical signals. The system contains a preamplifier that not only increases the intensity of the incoming electrical signal, but also polarizes the transducers with an electromotive force (preferably 48 Volts) applied equally to both inputs to the sensor with respect to ground (phantom power). In order to provide this polarizing potential, high voltage commercial alternating current is converted to high voltage direct current. This voltage is applied to same wires that carry the audio signal. Since the preamplifier can supply such high voltage (unlike many computer sound cards available commercially) this invention can make use of transducers with higher signal to noise ratios than those used in analogous art.
Furthermore, portability may be maximized by supplying the phantom power through a rechargable battery.
[27] The system also includes a digital signal processor for conditioning the signal (filtering, gating, limiting, or excluding background noise). In the preferred embodiment of the invention, analogue circuitry or a digital signal processor employing Super Harvard Architecture (SHARC) can be added for additional filtering, expansion, compression or conversion of the processed signal back to sound energy thereby enabling the operator to hear the altered sound in real time. After processing, the analogue signals generated by the transducers are converted into digital data and transferred to a computer workstation. In order to increase the portability of this device, digital data may be transmitted to the workstation over wireless internet. A further advantage of utilizing a SHARC processor is that optimal settings for detecting sound from a variety of sources may be stored in memory for instantaneous recall by the operator. These aforementioned settings, which are programmed into the SHARC processor, may enable the claimed invention to acquire properties of sound transmission which are identical to a conventional acoustic stethoscope. This is important because acoustic stethoscopes remain popular in clinical settings due to the fact that a tremendous amount of research has already been done with them and the steadfast hesitancy among health-care professionals to abandon their use of these devices.
[28] The computer station includes a microprocessor, input/output circuitry, and random access memory for data storage, one or more input devices (such as a keyboard or mouse), a modular interface with many different graphical displays of incoming data, and one or more output devices (such as a printer, monitor or modem for transmission over the Internet).
[29] Executing on the computer is an application program constructed from a set of modular elements synthesized using a graphical programming language. The application program collects the data and organizes it into discrete sections (blocks) before moving it through a series of modules. By clicking on any specific module with the mouse, the operator can set the sampling rate, block size and overlap. Furthermore, the operator may elect to further high/low pass filter the data digitally or apply a mathematical window analogous to FFT processing in order to minimize distortion of calculated results.
[30] After breaking the signal into multiple blocks (which correspond to discrete time intervals) and then pre-processing these blocks, the program calculates the power spectrum density of the portion of the signal contained in each block using the FFT. After calculation the computer displays the results graphically as a plot of Intensity vs.
Frequency. These results are updated continuously as the PSD is calculated anew for each incoming block and the results of the previous block are saved in memory.
[31] As the PSD is calculated for each incoming block, the computer may exclude portions of the PSD that are outside the selected thresholds specified by the operator. This is possible because the program may contain a trigger, which enables the operator to exclude portions of the spectrum which are not of interest with a simple mouse "click".
Once the PSD is determined, the program calculates the root mean square (RMS) value of the signal in the frequency band(s) chosen by the operator. The computer performs this calculation on each incoming block and displays the data as a list during the time of operation. This method is highly advantageous to the clinician since it takes a very complicated quantity (the PSD of each block that gives information about the power of all frequency components in the block) and converts it into a simple quantity (RMS), while still relaying the necessary information about the signal to the clinician.
Secondly, by performing these calculations on each incoming block of the data, the properties of the signal outlined above can be analyzed as they vary over time. The clinician can then use this information about an organ's spectral characteristics to assess its' degree of functionality in a quick, inexpensive, accurate and non-invasive manner. The analysis program illustrated in the present invention can be used either as a stand alone application or in combination with a number of additional program elements which may include patient's electronic medical records. As a result, this system has the potential to dramatically improve efficiency in the healthcare system and clinical outcomes for patients.
Description of Drawings [32] The advantages of the present invention may be further illustrated by referencing the following description and corresponding drawings, in which:
[33] FIG. 1 provides a general overview of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
[34] FIG 2 is an illustration of the computer station component of Figure 1.
[35] FIG. 3A illustrates a block diagram of the preferred embodiment of the signal conditioning station.
[36] FIG. 3B illustrates a block diagram of the digital signal processor described in the preferred embodiment.
[37] FIG. 3C illustrates a block diagram of elements utilized in data conversion and transfer incorporated within the preferred embodiment.
[38] FIGS. 4A-L illustrates a variety of operations which may be performed on the acquired data by the digital signal processor.
[39] FIG. 5 illustrates a display of the RMS values for the incoming signal (ambient noise) received from the test microphone. These values can be helpful in quantifying the effect of ambient noise on the calculation of the RMS values of the desired signal.
[40] FIG.6 is a flow chart of the data collection and analysis program.
Each icon represents an operation which is performed on incoming data and selecting a cor-responding icon can modify these operations.
[41] FIGS. 7A and 7B represent time expanded waveforms of physiologic sounds.
[42] FIG. 8 is a graphical representation of the power spectrum density calculated using the Fast Fourier transformation from an incoming data stream representative of physiologic sounds received by the transducer positioned over the heart.
[43] FIG. 9 depicts the sequential display of RMS values calculated from the PSD after processing for heart sounds. This data may then be used to assess the degree of func-tionality of the target organ.
[44] FIG. 10 depicts the PSD calculated from tracheal breath sounds using the FFT.
[45] FIGS. 11A and 11B depict the sequential display of RMS values calculated from the PSD after processing of the tracheal breath sounds.
[46] FIGS. 12A - 12C depict the sequential display of values corresponding to the maximum frequency 12A and corresponding intensity 12B/12C from the desired portions of the PSD after processing of the incoming signal from the heart.
Data is displayed as it is obtained from each incoming block.
Best Mode [47] FIG. 1 provides an overview of the sound recording and analysis system of the present invention. This system includes a transducer 1, such as an analogue condenser microphone, which can be placed at various sites around the patient to listen to sounds emitted by different organs. It should be understood that the system could be expanded to include additional transducers 1 if desired so that data from multiple sites can be collected concurrently. To isolate the sensors from external sounds (and thereby improve signal to noise), they may be embedded in the tubing/chest pieces of conventional stethoscopes.
The transducer(s) 1 may be held against the surface of the patient with mechanical pressure applied by the operator, adhesive tape or suitable strapping to prevent movement during the data acquisition process.
[48] Leads 2 extending from the sensors are balanced cables with XLR inputs 97 that connect to a signal conditioning station. A suitable signal conditioning circuit for use in the present invention could be the Eurorack 1202, a sound mixer 3 made by Behringer.
This station performs many important functions. First, it supplies the electromotive force needed to polarize the transducer 1. In the preferred embodiment, the mixer 3 converts standard alternating current (120 volts) into direct current (48 volts). It has been proven that to accurately record physiologic sounds, it is important to have a transducer 1 with a high signal to noise ratio and a flat frequency response. These types of sensors may demand high voltages, which are not readily supplied by analogous art that utilizes sound cards built into most commercially available personal computers 9 or batteries.
[49] The voltage is then supplied to the sensor through both XLR inputs 97 equally with respect to ground (phantom power) 93. The audio signal is transmitted through these same inputs approximately 180 degrees out of phase of each other thereby ensuring a balanced signal. Balanced signals are less corrupted by ambient noise relative to un-balanced ones. Inside the stethoscope tube, sound energy generated from organs inside the body is converted into an electrical signal by the microphone. This electrical signal (which is a representation of the sound) is then transmitted to the mixer 3 though the same leads 2 that supply the voltage in the manner described previously. To further prevent this desired signal from being corrupted by external electric/magnetic fields, the cables maybe shielded. The mixer 3 may have additional ports to receive electrical signal from additional sensors. In addition, phantom power 93 may be supplied via alkaline (such as the ART Phantom Power Adapter), or other rechargeable 9 volt batteries.
[50] Once the electrical signal is received by the mixer 3, it may be amplified 255 and/ or filtered 256. In the preferred embodiment the mixer contains circuitry 383, which can act as a high pass filter (80 Hz) 256 and/or low pass filter (12 kHz) 256, although other frequencies are possible. It should be noted that the invention gives the operator the ability to bypass this processing if they choose. After amplification/filtering, the signal may be sent to a headset 4 where it is converted back to sound energy, thereby enabling the operator to listen to the sound as it is recorded. The signal may also be sent for recording on cassette tapes or it can be sent to a digital signal processor (DSP) 5. One such example is the DEQ
2496, a digital equalizer with Super Harvard Architecture(SHARC) signal processors 76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90 as depicted in FIG. 3B and specialized software made by Behringer which is depicted in FIGS 4A-L and 5.
[51] The digital processor 5 performs the fast Fourier transformation on the signal and displays both the discrete frequency bands and the power of the signal in each band (power spectrum density) 621, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, for example. One of ordinary skill in the art will understand that the waveforms shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 (as well as other waveforms, such as FIG. 12A) are merely exemplary, and that the ordinate or Y-axis demonstrates relative values, such as decibel (dB) shown, as well as other measures of PSD, such as, but not limited to, RMS. From here, the operator can selectively amplify/ attenuate components of the signal in any frequency band from 20 - 20000 Hz (similar to an equalizer) 612-615. Unwanted signal can be excluded by compressing 615 (the processor reduces the intensity of all signal components with a volume that is greater than desired) or expanding 615 (reducing the intensity of all frequency components with an intensity less than that desired by the operator) frequencies detected by the transducer 1.
Of note, the device can function as a noise gate and/or limiter if compression/expansion is performed to a maximum degree. All operations undertaken by the digital signal processor 5 to alter the incoming audio signal can be displayed via LCD, and device operations 612-620 and 622-623 may be saved in memory 620 for instant recall by the operator at some future time. The adjustment of stereo width function 623 may or may not be necessary. It is understood that specific settings 612-619 of the digital signal processor 5 may cause the invention to acquire properties of sound transmission similar to conventional acoustic stethoscopes. This characteristic of the claimed invention is a valuable attribute, since a tremendous body of research has already been conducted in the analysis of physiologic auditory signals using said acoustic stethoscopes. Secondly, it is well known that such conventional stethoscopes are still widely popular in the market place. Specifically, settings contained in the digital signal processor 5 may allow clinicians to measure blood pressure values, grade cardiac murmurs (I - VI) and listen to other physiological sounds in a manner which correlates well with findings obtained from a conventional acoustic stethoscope. The ability to perform compression/expansion is an improvement over other forms of analogous art since it allows the device to record physiologic sounds from the human body without having to constantly be directed to by the operator. However, it should be noted that the device might be set up .
so that it is required to be directed by the operator before making recordings.
[52] Furthermore, the digital signal processor 5 contains a test transducer 1, which can be deployed by the operator if desired. This test transducer 1 may be affixed to body surface or exposed to the ambient environment. The test transducer 1 records sounds from sources that might corrupt the signal being recorded from the organ of interest. This may include noise present in the ambient environment or sound emitted from other organs in the vicinity of the target organ. The power spectrum density 621 of these ambient signals can be used to calculate and display the corresponding RMS values 622A for the signal as demonstrated in FIG.5. The components of the undesired signal, which interfere with the signal of interest, are effectively quantified in real time. The DSP 5 may transmit data directly to a computer workstation 9 for further analysis via cable or wireless interne connection 16,17. This is a significant improvement over analogous art because it can be used to remove ambient noise that contains identical frequency components to those of the target organ, thus producing a much clearer signal from the target organ in addition to enabling the clinician to obtain standardized measurements regardless of the noise level present in the ambient environment at the time of measurement. The processing methods may include (but is not limited to) graphic 612, parametric 613, digital 614 and/or dynamic equalizers 615, as well as signal compression/expansion/boosting/cutting and feedback destruction 622 or bypassed altogether 616.
[53] After this additional processing, the signal from each analogue output is transmitted to an analog-to-digital converter (A/D converter) 6, which may or may not be part of the computer station 9. The A/D converter 6 converts the processed audio information into a digital data stream for transmission to the workstation 9. One advantage of employing a SHARC processor 5 is that digital data may be transmitted to the computer workstation 9 over wireless intemet 16,17. This process can be achieved by coupling the SHARC
processor 5 to a modem 16 with a WiFi PC card (not shown). Digital data acquired during stethoscope operation may be transferred to a WiFi Access Point/ Router 17, and afterward, sent to a modem 16 via CATS cable or WiFi USB adapter.
[54] The sampling rate used in the digitizing the data may be adjusted by the operator and should be greater than 44.1 KHz with a bit rate preferably greater than 24 bits per sample.
The A/D converter 6 is preferably multi-channel which may contain an additional preamp such as the Edirol UA-25 sold by the Roland Corporation. FIG. 3 is a schematic of all of the hardware components which comprise the preferred embodiment of the invention (components for transmission of data over a wireless network are not shown).
[55] FIG. 3A illustrates a first portion of a first schematic connected to a second portion of the first schematic, illustrated in FIG. 3A(cont.), through lines (a)-(0. FIG.
3C illustrates a first portion of a third schematic connected to a second portion of the third schematic, illustrated in FIG. 3C(cont.), through lines (g)-(v).
[56] A suitable workstation 9 may be a personal computer of the E-machines series as sold by Lenovo, comprising a microprocessor 12, input/output circuitry 10, and memory for data storage 13 ,one or more input devices (such as a keyboard 8 or mouse 7), a modular interface with many different graphical displays of incoming data as depicted in FIG. 6, and one or more output devices such as a printer 15, monitor 14 or modem 16 for transmission over the Internet.
[57] As shown in FIG. 1, input/output circuitry 10, microprocessor 12, and memory for data storage 13 are interconnected via bus 11.
[58] However, it should be understood that other models may be substituted.
These computers are controlled and coordinated by operating system 16A, such as Microsoft Windows XP or other system. The operating system 16A may also comprise a window manager 17A, printer manager 18 and additional device managers 21 in addition to one or more device drivers 19,20,22 in order to allow the computer workstation 9 to interface with hardware components.
[59] In the present invention, digital data from the A/D converter 6 is transmitted to Input/Output (I/O) circuitry 10 of the computer via USB cable JKl. FIG. 2 illustrates the interaction of software elements on the computer workstation 9 with the application programs 210,220,230 and operating system 16A relationships shown by arrows 306,307,308 via system calls. The program (FIG. 6) is organized by a series of graphical icons that are provided via specialized data acquisition software such as DASY
LAB 9.0, a product manufactured and sold by Capital Equipment. Each icon, constructed using a graphical programming language, represents a command(s) for the workstation 9 to perform.
This program 210 is fully customizable since simply inserting/deleting icons in the flow diagram can make new programs. All commands given to the analysis program by the clinician are accomplished via simple keyboard 8 entries or mouse 7 "clicks".
Thus, knowledge of computer programming languages (which many health care personnel do not possess) is not a required prerequisite for proper operation of the instant device.
[60] Prior to first listening to the sound, the clinician chooses the sampling rate by clicking on a tab marked 'experimental setup.' The AID input icon 404 receives data via I/O
circuitry 10. The Recorder Icon 407 displays the time-expanded function of the incoming signal illustrated in FIGS. 7A and 7B in accordance with the description set forth in U.S.
Pat. No. 3,990,435. The clinician then clicks the Filter icons 405,406 in order to select frequencies where the signal can be high/low pass filtered digitally. Some examples include digital high/low pass filtering, application of a windowing function to incoming data analogous to PSD calculation, adjustment of sample rate, block size, degree of overlap and recording time. Through the use of these icons, the clinician may also determine the characteristic (Butterworth. Bessel, etc.) and order of the digital filter. The clinician will click the Data Window Icon 408, to select the desired block length, appropriate mathematical window to fit the data with, and determine the degree of overlap (if any) between successive blocks. The FFT icon 409 in the program 210 instructs the computer to calculate the FFT on the portion of the signal represented by each block. The Y/T Icon 413 enables the clinician to view a display of the PSD on a monitor 14 for each block after it is calculated as illustrated in FIGS. 8 and 10. By clicking the FFT max icon 410, the clinician can specify the frequency range within the PSD where both the frequency of maximum intensity and its' magnitude may be calculated as illustrated in FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C. These quantities may be displayed by the icon marked 'Digital Meter' 411 or List icon 412. By clicking the Trigger Icon, the clinician can determine which frequency components of the PSD will be excluded from the RMS
calculation (not shown).
[61] Since different body organs emit sound in different frequency ranges, the ability to adjust the frequency range is vital if one hopes to construct a single device that can be used to analyze sounds from all of the different organs (not just lung). The Statistics Icon 414 instructs the computer to calculate the RMS value of the signal in the desired frequency range set by the digital high/low pass filters 405,406 or Trigger Icon in the specified range. The List Icon 415 displays the RMS value sequentially as it is calculated from each incoming block as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12. Additional modules may be added to the program 210 for the purpose of determining the magnitude of the change in RMS
values with respect to time at a given anatomic position. These RMS values, either as displayed by the List Icon 415 or when combined with additional analysis programs 220,230 on the workstation 9, give the attending physician a mechanism for comparing the intensity of physiologic sound recorded by the sensor in any desired frequency range and over any duration of time.
[62] In operation, the sensors 1 are affixed to any part of the body surface according to the discretion of the clinician. The system is then initialized and data is transmitted to application program 210. As the patient inhales/exhales, sound is converted to audio signals which may be amplified/filtered/processed before being relayed to both the clinician and the application program 210 in the computer workstation 9. At any instant in time (if the physician hears an interesting sound) the physician can start the digital recording by clicking the Record Icon, a green arrow in the upper left hand corner of the screen. After the signal of interest is no longer audible, the physician may stop recording by clicking the red square icon or specifying the duration of recording via the 'Stop' icon 416 . The computer recording may be inflnenced by the DSP 5 via compression/limiting 615 or equalization 612,613,614 as described above. After recording is complete, the clinician may click the list icon 415 to obtain a columnar display of the desired RMS
= values. Review of this list may give the clinician valuable information regarding the degree of functionality/pathology present in certain organs (lung, heart, bowel, etc.). The settings and/or outputs of the PSD (calculated from the Y/T icon 413 ), Time Expanded Waveform 407, FFT Maximum 410 , Filters 405,406 and List 412,415 can all be saved in memory 13 , printed on paper via printer 15 or transmitted via modem 16 to another computer 9 through the interne. It should be understood that additional icons may be added to the program in FIG. 6 if additional data manipulation is desired. In addition, program settings for analysis of auditory signals from two or more different sources (organs, ambient noise, etc.) such as the heart and trachea (FIGS. 9 and 11) may be combined, thereby enabling the operator to analyze discrete frequency bands within a signal. For instance, if an observed physiologic sound is composed of sounds from the trachea and heart superimposed on each other, the operator may combine modules from FIGS. 9 and 11 into a single program that will separately analyze the signals from each source simultaneously. If there exists overlap, additional methods may be deployed to separate out the overlapping frequency components of the two or more sources.
[63] Lastly, data generated from this analysis program 210 may be integrated with numerical/text data contained in a patient's electronic medical records 220.
The in-tegration of data among these programs 210, 220,230 can be directed by an operator using a mouse 7, keyboard 8 or other input. U.S. Patent Nos. 6,944,821 and 6,154,756 demonstrate two such methods for performing said integration of data contained on multiple program elements. Additional software programs 230 may combine data from the analysis program 210 and electronic medical records 220 for the purposes of assessing target organ functionality, characterization of pathology if present, and generating accurate predictions regarding the degree of functionality of the target organ system in the near future.
[64] A description on the preferred embodiment of the invention outlines a very specific method for analysis of physiologic sounds. The device as claimed is capable of variants and it should be appreciated by one skilled in the art that substitution of materials and modification of details can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as defined by the claims.
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1. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a first apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal;
a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; and a first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus;
and a second apparatus comprising:
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network;
a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal;
a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively corresponds to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal.
a first apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical signal representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert said electrical signal into a first signal;
a first processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said first processing unit configured to process said first signal into a first processed signal; and a first wireless network device operatively coupled to said first processing unit, said first wireless network device configured for transmission of a signal representative of said first processed signal away from said first apparatus, and said first wireless network device configured to receive transmission of an input towards said first apparatus;
and a second apparatus comprising:
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, said second wireless network device configured to receive said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal over said wireless network;
a second processing unit operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to process a signal representative of said transmitted signal into a second processed signal;
a display device operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively corresponds to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said second processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said second processing unit is further configured to process said second processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device is further configured to display a characterization of said second processed signal; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store said second processed signal.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said additional icon and said at least one icon interacted with by said user are different icons that correspond to different operations in said plurality of operations in said customized sequence.
3. The system of claim 1, said first apparatus further comprising a universal serial bus receptacle operatively coupled to said sensor, said universal serial bus receptacle configured to pass both an output signal representative of said physiological sounds and an electrical energy.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein said sensor is characterized as a first sensor, and said first apparatus further comprising a second sensor configured to acquire an acoustic energy related to ambient noise.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein said second processing unit is further configured to execute a zoom function for display of another input received over said wireless network.
6. A system for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a first apparatus comprising a first wireless network device; and a second apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds;
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of said at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said sequence, and said display device further configured to display a characterization of said processed signal;
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit an output in a first direction towards said second apparatus, and said second wireless network device is configured for transmission of a signal representative of said electrical output in a second direction away from said second apparatus, and further configured for access to an internet; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said physiological sounds.
a first apparatus comprising a first wireless network device; and a second apparatus comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds;
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of said at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said sequence, and said display device further configured to display a characterization of said processed signal;
a second wireless network device operatively coupled to said first wireless network device over a wireless network, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit an output in a first direction towards said second apparatus, and said second wireless network device is configured for transmission of a signal representative of said electrical output in a second direction away from said second apparatus, and further configured for access to an internet; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said physiological sounds.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute a set of instructions, wherein said output transmitted from said first apparatus to said second apparatus is a signal representative of said set of instructions.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein said processing unit is one processing unit of a plurality of processing units in said second apparatus.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein said electronic memory further comprises a first memory configured for storage of computer programs, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute said computer programs; and a second memory configured for storage of said stream of digital data.
10. An apparatus for acquiring, processing and transmitting physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one corresponding diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and a wireless network device configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and said wireless network device is further configured for reception of an input that is wirelessly transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit.
a plurality of sensors each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one corresponding diaphragm is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and a wireless network device configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of said serial output in a first direction away from said processing unit, and said wireless network device is further configured for reception of an input that is wirelessly transmitted in a second direction towards said processing unit.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a plurality of electronic memories directly coupled to said processing unit, wherein said processing unit is configured to retrieve data from said plurality of electronic memories.
12. The system of claim 1, said second apparatus further comprising a filter for filtering said transmitted signal representative of said first processed signal received from said first apparatus, said second processing unit further configured to transform at least a portion of said signal representative of said transmitted signal into a frequency domain representation, and wherein said electronic memory is configured to store a signal representative of said transmitted signal, wherein said first wireless network device is configured to transmit said transmitted signal over said wireless network as a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal to each other.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein said display device is further configured to display a first information relating to both a measured frequency and a measured energy of said physiological sounds, and a second information suggestive of a heart murmur when present based upon an analysis of said physiological sounds.
14. The system of claim 6, wherein said display device is further configured to depict identification information, to said user, related to a third wireless network device, and wherein said second wireless network device and said third wireless network device are different wireless network devices.
15. The system of claim 6, wherein said processing unit of said second apparatus is characterized as a first processing unit, and said first apparatus further comprising a second processing unit operatively coupled to said first wireless network device, said second processing unit configured to measure a quantity of data transmitted, as said output, over said wireless network in said first direction by computing a block size.
16. The system of claim 6, said second apparatus further comprising:
a first filter operatively coupled to said sensor, said first filter configured to filter said electrical output; and a second filter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second filter configured to filter an output from said processing unit prior to transmission of said output through said second wireless network device in said second direction, wherein said second filter is one filter of a plurality of band-pass filters.
a first filter operatively coupled to said sensor, said first filter configured to filter said electrical output; and a second filter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second filter configured to filter an output from said processing unit prior to transmission of said output through said second wireless network device in said second direction, wherein said second filter is one filter of a plurality of band-pass filters.
17. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory operatively coupled to said processing unit; and a DC-to-DC converter operatively coupled to said electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, said DC-to-DC converter configured to generate an erasure voltage for erasing at least a portion of data stored in said electronically erasable programmable read-only memory, and wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, and said processing unit is further configured to incrementally adjust a gain of an output received from at least one of said corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters.
18. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said wireless network device is configured to transmit a signal representative of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals over a wireless network by a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal to each other, and said apparatus further comprises a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device is configured to output an icon to a user for facilitation of selective connection and disconnection of said apparatus, by said user, to said wireless network.
19. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to receive an output from said processing unit and generate an analogue output; and a speaker operatively coupled to said digital to analogue converter, said speaker configured to receive said analogue output and convert said analogue output into an acoustic energy, wherein said acoustic energy is adjusted to be inaudible to a user.
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to receive an output from said processing unit and generate an analogue output; and a speaker operatively coupled to said digital to analogue converter, said speaker configured to receive said analogue output and convert said analogue output into an acoustic energy, wherein said acoustic energy is adjusted to be inaudible to a user.
20. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said physiological sounds are characterized as first physiological sounds, and said input received by said wireless network device comprises a signal representative of second physiological sounds, wherein said second physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive;
and wherein said apparatus further comprises a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein at least one icon of said plurality of icons facilitates a recording of said first physiological sounds;
a filter operatively coupled to at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said filter configured to minimize a component of a signal generated by said at least one sensor; and a port operatively coupled to said processing unit, said port configured to pass both said serial output and an electrical energy.
and wherein said apparatus further comprises a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein at least one icon of said plurality of icons facilitates a recording of said first physiological sounds;
a filter operatively coupled to at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said filter configured to minimize a component of a signal generated by said at least one sensor; and a port operatively coupled to said processing unit, said port configured to pass both said serial output and an electrical energy.
21. The system of claim 6, said second apparatus further comprising a band-pass filter operatively coupled to said second wireless network device, said bandpass filter configured to generate a bandpass signal from said signal representative of said electrical output before transmission by said second wireless network device, wherein a passband of said band-pass filter is configured to be modifiable by said user.
22. The system of claim 6, wherein said sensor is one sensor of a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of said plurality of sensors comprises a corresponding diaphragm, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
said analogue to digital converter is one analogue to digital converter of a plurality of analogue to digital converters, each analogue to digital converter of said plurality of analogue to digital converters is operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, wherein said plurality of analogue to digital converters is configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data, wherein said stream of digital data is one of said plurality of streams of digital data;
said processing unit is further configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data is input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and said second wireless network device is configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of a signal representative of said serial output away from said processing unit, and configured for wireless reception of an input that is transmitted towards said processing unit.
said analogue to digital converter is one analogue to digital converter of a plurality of analogue to digital converters, each analogue to digital converter of said plurality of analogue to digital converters is operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, wherein said plurality of analogue to digital converters is configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data, wherein said stream of digital data is one of said plurality of streams of digital data;
said processing unit is further configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data is input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output; and said second wireless network device is configured for wireless transmission of at least a portion of a signal representative of said serial output away from said processing unit, and configured for wireless reception of an input that is transmitted towards said processing unit.
23. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said processing unit is further configured to provide a band-pass filter, and said band-pass filter is configured to filter a digital input to generate a bandpass signal.
24. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, wherein said display device is configured to display qualitative information concerning a relative level of amplification of a signal representative of said physiological sounds.
25. The apparatus of claim 10, further comprising a connector coupled to said apparatus, said connector configured to pass an analogue signal representative of said physiological sounds.
26. The apparatus of claim 25, further comprising a speaker operatively coupled to said connector, said speaker configured to convert said analogue signal into an acoustic energy heard by a user.
27. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said processing unit is one processing unit of a plurality of processing units.
28. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said processing unit is further configured to selectively decrease a power level within a signal representative of said physiological sounds when said power level is above a pre-determined threshold.
29. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said processing unit is further configured to selectively decrease a power level within a signal representative of said physiological sounds when said power level is below a pre-determined threshold.
30. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said processing unit is further configured to apply a window function to a digital output received from at least one of said plurality of analogue to digital converters.
31. An apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said sensor, wherein said analogue to digital converter is configured to convert said electrical output into a stream of digital data;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said analogue to digital converter, said processing unit configured to receive and process said stream of digital data into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
32. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising:
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to convert at least a portion of said processed signal into a transmission analogue signal for transmission over a wireless network.
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to convert at least a portion of said processed signal into a transmission analogue signal for transmission over a wireless network.
33. The apparatus of claim 32, further comprising:
a serial to parallel converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said serial to parallel converter configured to convert at least a portion of said processed signal into a parallel output, and wherein said digital to analogue converter is configured to convert at least a portion of said parallel output into said transmission analogue signal for transmission over said wireless network.
a serial to parallel converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said serial to parallel converter configured to convert at least a portion of said processed signal into a parallel output, and wherein said digital to analogue converter is configured to convert at least a portion of said parallel output into said transmission analogue signal for transmission over said wireless network.
34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein said processing unit is further configured to compute a mathematical transform on said portion of said parallel output prior to conversion into said transmission analogue signal.
35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute a fast Fourier transform on said portion of said parallel output prior to conversion into said transmission analogue signal.
36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, and wherein said apparatus further comprises:
a parallel to serial converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said parallel to serial converter configured to convert at least a portion of said parallel output into a serial output; and a port operatively coupled to said parallel to serial converter, said port configured to pass both at least a portion of said serial output and an electrical energy, and wherein at least one icon of said plurality of icons facilitates a recording of said physiological sounds.
a parallel to serial converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said parallel to serial converter configured to convert at least a portion of said parallel output into a serial output; and a port operatively coupled to said parallel to serial converter, said port configured to pass both at least a portion of said serial output and an electrical energy, and wherein at least one icon of said plurality of icons facilitates a recording of said physiological sounds.
37. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said display device is further configured to display information relating to both a measured frequency and a measured energy of said physiological sounds.
38. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said analogue to digital converter is characterized as a first analogue to digital converter, and said stream of digital data is characterized as a first stream of digital data, further comprising:
an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured for storage of information comprising an electronic medical record;
and a second analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second analogue to digital converter configured to convert an analogue signal transmitted over a network in a direction toward said apparatus into a second stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said second stream of digital data.
an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured for storage of information comprising an electronic medical record;
and a second analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second analogue to digital converter configured to convert an analogue signal transmitted over a network in a direction toward said apparatus into a second stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said second stream of digital data.
39. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein a sample rate of said analogue to digital converter is configured to be altered by interaction of said user with at least one icon in said plurality of icons displayed.
40. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said sensor is one sensor of a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor of said plurality of sensors comprises a corresponding diaphragm, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical outputs; and said analogue to digital converter is one analogue to digital converter of a plurality of analogue to digital converters, each analogue to digital converter of said plurality of analogue to digital converters is operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, wherein said plurality of analogue to digital converters is configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical outputs into a plurality of streams of digital data, wherein said stream of digital data is one of said plurality of streams of digital data, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data.
41. The apparatus of claim 31, further comprising:
a band-pass filter operatively coupled to said sensor, said band-pass filter configured to generate a bandpass signal from a signal representative of said physiological sounds, and said band-pass filter is configured for modification of a passband by interaction of said user with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed.
a band-pass filter operatively coupled to said sensor, said band-pass filter configured to generate a bandpass signal from a signal representative of said physiological sounds, and said band-pass filter is configured for modification of a passband by interaction of said user with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed.
42. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute an analysis program to process data representative of imaging tests.
43. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said display device is further configured to display qualitative information concerning a relative level of amplification of said processed signal representative of said physiological sounds.
44. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said processing unit is further configured to provide a serial to parallel converter.
45. An apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
a corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters each operatively coupled to a corresponding one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said plurality of analogue to digital converters configured to convert at least a portion of said plurality of electrical signals into a plurality of streams of digital data; and a processing unit operatively coupled to the plurality of analogue to digital converters, said processing unit configured to process said plurality of streams of digital data, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
46. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein said processing unit is further configured to compute a mathematical transform on at least said portion of said plurality of streams of digital data prior to conversion into said serial output.
47. The apparatus of claim 46, wherein said processing unit is further configured to compute said mathematical transform through execution of a fast Fourier transformation.
48. The apparatus of claim 45, further comprising:
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said parallel to serial converter, said digital to analogue converter configured to convert at least a portion of said serial output into an analogue signal for transmission over a wireless network.
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said parallel to serial converter, said digital to analogue converter configured to convert at least a portion of said serial output into an analogue signal for transmission over a wireless network.
49. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, further comprising:
an input analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said input analogue to digital converter configured to convert an analogue signal transmitted over a network in a direction toward said apparatus into an input stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said input stream of digital data.
an input analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said input analogue to digital converter configured to convert an analogue signal transmitted over a network in a direction toward said apparatus into an input stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said input stream of digital data.
50. The apparatus of claim 49, wherein said analogue signal is representative of a set of instructions, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute said set of instructions.
51. The apparatus of claim 50, wherein said set of instructions comprises a device driver configured to facilitate interaction by said processing unit with at least one analogue to digital converter of said plurality of analogue to digital converters.
52. The apparatus of claim 45, further comprising:
an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured for storage of information comprising an electronic medical record.
an electronic memory operatively coupled to said processing unit, said electronic memory configured for storage of information comprising an electronic medical record.
53. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein said plurality of sensors comprises at least three sensors.
54. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, said corresponding plurality of analogue to digital converters are characterized as a first analogue to digital converter, and said plurality of streams of digital data are characterized as a first stream of digital data, and said apparatus further comprising:
a second analogue to digital converter, which is different than said first analogue to digital converter, operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second analogue to digital converter configured to convert a transmission analogue signal transmitted over a wireless network in a direction toward said apparatus into a second stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said second stream of digital data;
a filter operatively coupled to said second analogue to digital converter, said filter configured for filtering said second stream of digital data into a filtered stream of digital data, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to transform at least a portion of said filtered stream of digital data into a frequency domain representation; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second analogue to digital converter, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said second stream of digital data, and wherein said transmission analogue signal is transmitted over said wireless network as a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal to each other.
a second analogue to digital converter, which is different than said first analogue to digital converter, operatively coupled to said processing unit, said second analogue to digital converter configured to convert a transmission analogue signal transmitted over a wireless network in a direction toward said apparatus into a second stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said second stream of digital data;
a filter operatively coupled to said second analogue to digital converter, said filter configured for filtering said second stream of digital data into a filtered stream of digital data, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to transform at least a portion of said filtered stream of digital data into a frequency domain representation; and an electronic memory operatively coupled to said second analogue to digital converter, said electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of said second stream of digital data, and wherein said transmission analogue signal is transmitted over said wireless network as a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal to each other.
55. The apparatus of claim 45, said apparatus further comprises:
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to output an icon to a user for facilitation of selective connection and disconnection of said apparatus, by said user, to a wireless network.
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to output an icon to a user for facilitation of selective connection and disconnection of said apparatus, by said user, to a wireless network.
56. The apparatus of claim 45, further comprising:
a band-pass filter operatively coupled to at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said band-pass filter configured to generate a bandpass signal from a signal representative of at least one electrical signal of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals prior to transmission over a wireless network, wherein a passband of said band-pass filter is configured to be modifiable by a user.
a band-pass filter operatively coupled to at least one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said band-pass filter configured to generate a bandpass signal from a signal representative of at least one electrical signal of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals prior to transmission over a wireless network, wherein a passband of said band-pass filter is configured to be modifiable by a user.
57. The apparatus of claim 45, wherein said processing unit is further configured to measure a quantity of data transmitted over a network by computing a block size.
58. The apparatus of claim 45, further comprising:
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display information relating to both a measured frequency and a measured energy of said physiological sounds.
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display information relating to both a measured frequency and a measured energy of said physiological sounds.
59. An apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said sensor, said processing unit configured to receive and process a stream of digital data representative of said electrical output into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
a sensor comprising a diaphragm, wherein said sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and said sensor is configured to convert analogue signals, in response to vibration of said diaphragm by said physiological sounds, into an electrical output representative of said physiological sounds;
a processing unit operatively coupled to said sensor, said processing unit configured to receive and process a stream of digital data representative of said electrical output into a processed signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said processing unit is configured to perform, wherein a sequence of said plurality of operations is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed and modification of at least one operation of said plurality of operations by said user through interaction with at least one icon of said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein said processing unit is further configured to process said processed signal by said customized sequence, and said display device further is configured to display a characterization of said processed signal.
60. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said characterization comprises information relating to a level of amplification of said processed signal.
61. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said characterization comprises information relating to a cutoff frequency in filtering said processed signal.
62. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said apparatus is characterized as a first apparatus, said processing unit is characterized as a first processing unit, and said processed signal is characterized as a first processed signal, further comprising:
a second apparatus operatively coupled to said first apparatus, said second apparatus comprising:
an electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of at least a portion of said first processed signal representative of said physiological sounds as a stored signal; and a second processing unit operatively coupled to said electronic memory, said second processing unit configured to retrieve said stored signal from said electronic memory and process said stored signal into a second processed signal.
a second apparatus operatively coupled to said first apparatus, said second apparatus comprising:
an electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of at least a portion of said first processed signal representative of said physiological sounds as a stored signal; and a second processing unit operatively coupled to said electronic memory, said second processing unit configured to retrieve said stored signal from said electronic memory and process said stored signal into a second processed signal.
63. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive.
64. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said physiological sounds are cardiovascular sounds, and said display device is configured to display a signal amplitude and a unit of time.
65. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said physiological sounds are sounds generated by an organ in a frequency range up to 20,000 Hz inclusive, said stream of digital data is characterized as a first stream of digital data, and said processed signal is characterized as a first processed signal, further comprising:
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to convert at least a portion of said first processed signal into a transmission analogue signal for transmission over a wireless network, wherein said transmission analogue signal is transmitted over said wireless network as a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal; and an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert an input analogue signal transmitted over said wireless network in a direction toward said apparatus into a second stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said second stream of digital data into a second processed signal.
a digital to analogue converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said digital to analogue converter configured to convert at least a portion of said first processed signal into a transmission analogue signal for transmission over a wireless network, wherein said transmission analogue signal is transmitted over said wireless network as a plurality of frequencies which are orthogonal; and an analogue to digital converter operatively coupled to said processing unit, said analogue to digital converter configured to convert an input analogue signal transmitted over said wireless network in a direction toward said apparatus into a second stream of digital data, and said processing unit further configured to process at least a portion of said second stream of digital data into a second processed signal.
66. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said characterization comprises information relating to a duration of a recording of said processed signal.
67. The apparatus of claim 59, wherein said analogue signals are characterized as a first analogue signal, and said processed signal is characterized as a first processed signal, further comprising:
a wireless network device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said wireless network device configured to transmit a second analogue signal over a network towards said processing unit, wherein said processing unit is further configured to process a signal representative of said second analogue signal into a second processed signal.
a wireless network device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said wireless network device configured to transmit a second analogue signal over a network towards said processing unit, wherein said processing unit is further configured to process a signal representative of said second analogue signal into a second processed signal.
68. The apparatus of claim 67, wherein said characterization comprises qualitative information relating to a strength of said first processed signal or said second processed signal.
69. An apparatus for acquiring and processing physiological sounds comprising:
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
and a processing unit operatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, said processing unit configured to process a plurality of streams of digital data representative of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
a plurality of sensors, each respectively comprising a corresponding diaphragm, wherein at least one sensor is configured to be positioned on a body surface, and at least two sensors of said plurality of sensors are configured to convert said physiological sounds, in response to vibration of said corresponding diaphragms by said physiological sounds, into a corresponding plurality of electrical signals;
and a processing unit operatively coupled to said plurality of sensors, said processing unit configured to process a plurality of streams of digital data representative of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data are input into a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial output.
70. The apparatus of claim 69, further comprising:
a port operatively coupled to at least one of said plurality of sensors, said port configured for passing a signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a speaker operatively coupled to said port, said speaker configured to convert said signal representative of said physiological sounds into an acoustic energy heard by a user.
a port operatively coupled to at least one of said plurality of sensors, said port configured for passing a signal representative of said physiological sounds; and a speaker operatively coupled to said port, said speaker configured to convert said signal representative of said physiological sounds into an acoustic energy heard by a user.
71. The apparatus of claim 69, further comprising:
a first filter operatively coupled to one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said first filter configured to filter one electrical signal of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals generated by said plurality of sensors before said one electrical signal is converted into one digital stream of said plurality of streams of digital data; and a second filter operatively coupled to said parallel to serial converter, said second filter configured to filter at least a portion of said serial output.
a first filter operatively coupled to one sensor of said plurality of sensors, said first filter configured to filter one electrical signal of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals generated by said plurality of sensors before said one electrical signal is converted into one digital stream of said plurality of streams of digital data; and a second filter operatively coupled to said parallel to serial converter, said second filter configured to filter at least a portion of said serial output.
72. The apparatus of claim 69, further comprising:
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said apparatus is configured to perform.
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein each icon of said plurality of icons displayed respectively correspond to at least one operation of a plurality of operations that said apparatus is configured to perform.
73. The apparatus of claim 69, further comprising:
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein said plurality of icons displayed on said display device is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein a recording of said physiological sounds is initiated by interaction of said user with at least one icon in said plurality of icons displayed.
a display device operatively coupled to said processing unit, said display device configured to display a plurality of icons, wherein said plurality of icons displayed on said display device is configured for customization by a user through insertion of an additional icon in said plurality of icons displayed, and wherein a recording of said physiological sounds is initiated by interaction of said user with at least one icon in said plurality of icons displayed.
74. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein said processing unit is further configured to selectively decrease a power level within a signal representative of at least a portion of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals when said power level is above a pre-determined threshold.
75. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein said processing unit is further configured to selectively decrease a power level within a signal representative of at least a portion of said corresponding plurality of electrical signals when said power level is below a pre-determined threshold.
76. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein said apparatus is characterized as a first apparatus, and said processing unit is characterized as a first processing unit, and further comprising a second apparatus operatively coupled to said first apparatus, said second apparatus comprising:
an electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of at least a portion of said serial output; and a second processing unit operatively coupled to said electronic memory, said second processing unit configured to retrieve from said electronic memory and process said signal representative of at least said portion of said serial output into a processed signal.
an electronic memory configured to store a signal representative of at least a portion of said serial output; and a second processing unit operatively coupled to said electronic memory, said second processing unit configured to retrieve from said electronic memory and process said signal representative of at least said portion of said serial output into a processed signal.
77. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein said processing unit further comprises:
a program memory for storing a set of instructions, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute said set of instructions; and a data memory configured for storage of at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data, and wherein said program memory and said data memory are coupled to separate buses.
a program memory for storing a set of instructions, wherein said processing unit is further configured to execute said set of instructions; and a data memory configured for storage of at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data, and wherein said program memory and said data memory are coupled to separate buses.
78. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein a first sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds from a first organ, and a second, different sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds from a second, different organ.
79. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein a first sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds in a first frequency range, and a second, different sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds in a second frequency range, wherein said first frequency range and said second frequency range overlap in frequency ranges, and said first frequency range and said second frequency range are different.
80. The apparatus of claim 69, further comprising:
an electronic memory operatively coupled to a first sensor of said at least two sensors, wherein said first sensor is configured to convert said physiological sounds at a first time, and said electronic memory is configured to store a signal representative of at least a portion of said physiological sounds converted by said first sensor as a first output, and a second, different sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds at a second, different time into a second output.
an electronic memory operatively coupled to a first sensor of said at least two sensors, wherein said first sensor is configured to convert said physiological sounds at a first time, and said electronic memory is configured to store a signal representative of at least a portion of said physiological sounds converted by said first sensor as a first output, and a second, different sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds at a second, different time into a second output.
81. The apparatus of claim 80, wherein said first output and said second output are representative of at least a portion of said plurality of streams of digital data.
82. The apparatus of claim 69, wherein a first sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds of a first amplitude from an organ, and a second, different sensor of said at least two sensors is configured to convert said physiological sounds of a second, different amplitude from said organ.
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