MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HEART SIGNALS

摘要

The invention relates to a monitoring system (1) for monitoring acoustic heart signals, comprising a sensor housing (2) comprising a heart sound sensing element (3) adapted to be arranged in connection to a patient's heart to sense heart sounds and to generate a heart sound signal related to the heart sounds; a monitoring unit housing (4) comprising a processing unit (5) adapted to receive said heart sound signal, wherein said monitoring unit housing (4) is separated from said sensor housing (2) and is adapted to be arranged in relation to the patient's upper sternum, wherein the monitoring system (1) further comprises a flexible elongated connector (6) connecting said sensor housing(2) to said monitoring unit housing(4), said connector (6) having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis(7), wherein said connector (6) is connected to said monitoring unit housing(4) in an angular relationship, and wherein the angle α between said longitudinal axis (7) and a main axis (8) of said monitoring unit housing (4) is within a predetermined interval.

主权项

1. A monitoring system for monitoring acoustic heart signals, comprising:
a sensor housing comprising a heart sound sensing element adapted to be arranged in connection to a patient's heart to sense heart sounds and to generate a heart sound signal related to the heart sounds; a monitoring unit housing comprising a processing unit adapted to receive said heart sound signal, wherein said monitoring unit housing is separated from said sensor housing and is adapted to be arranged in relation to the patient's upper sternum; a flexible elongated connector connecting said sensor housing to said monitoring unit housing, said connector having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis, wherein said connector is connected to said monitoring unit housing in an angular relationship, and wherein the angle α between said longitudinal axis and a main axis of said monitoring unit housing is within a predetermined interval.