Electronic stethoscope system for telemedicine applications

摘要

An electronic stethoscope includes a housing configured for hand-held manipulation, a transducer supported by the housing and configured to sense auscultation signals at a first location, and a headset coupled to the housing and configured to deliver audio corresponding to the auscultation signals through earpieces on the headset. The electronic stethoscope further includes a processor disposed in the housing and configured to convert the auscultation signals to first digital signals representative of the auscultation signals and to wirelessly transmit the first digital signals from the electronic stethoscope via a secure digital network to a second location such that the audio corresponding to the auscultation signals is provided to headsets of one or more additional electronic stethoscopes at the second location in substantial real time with the sensing of the auscultation sounds at the first location.

主权项

1. A bioacoustic sensor system comprising:
a housing configured for hand-held manipulation; a transducer supported by the housing that senses auscultation signals at a first location; a headset configured to deliver audio corresponding to the auscultation signals through earpieces on the headset; and a processor disposed in the housing and configured to convert the auscultation signals to first digital signals representative of the auscultation signals and to wirelessly transmit the first digital signals from the transducer via a digital network to the headset in substantial real time with the sensing of the auscultation signals at the first location; wherein the audio received by the headset corresponding to the auscultation signals is a digitally exact replica of the auscultation signals sensed at the first location, wherein the housing is releasably retainable in the headset via a fastener.