Heart diagnosis system

Details Heart diagnosis system Heart diagnosis system

2002-05-28

2009-11-03

Sykes, Angela D (Department: 3762)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Cardiovascular

Reexamination Certificate

active

07611471

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method and apparatus for analysing a heart signal from a beating heart, the method comprising: collecting the heart signal, performing a cluster analysis of the signal to identify the first heart sound and the second heart sound, determining an energy envelope for each of a plurality of regions in the signal, determining the area of each of the energy envelopes, and classifying features in the signal by an analysis incorporating at least the areas, whereby one or more characteristics of the heart can be determined.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3878832 (1975-04-01), Tickner et al.
patent: 5119432 (1992-06-01), Hirsch
patent: 5923780 (1999-07-01), Morfill et al.
patent: 6048319 (2000-04-01), Hudgins et al.
patent: 6898459 (2005-05-01), Hayek et al.
patent: 2002/0052559 (2002-05-01), Watrous
patent: 2002/0151812 (2002-10-01), Scheiner et al.
patent: 2003/0009108 (2003-01-01), Kawaguchi
patent: WO 92/09046 (1992-05-01), None
patent: WO 01/62152 AL (2001-08-01), None
H. Liang, S. Lukkarinen, I Hartimo, “Heart Sound Segmentation Algorithm Based on Heat Sound Envelogram”, Computers in Cardiology '97, Lund, Sweden, Sep. 1997. pp. 105-108.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Heart diagnosis system does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Heart diagnosis system, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Heart diagnosis system will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4083676