Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
Patent
1997-01-21
1999-03-09
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Measuring anatomical characteristic or force applied to or...
600587, A61B 5103
Patent
active
058793135
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a method of classifying respiratory sounds. The method provides the steps of selecting a first set of respiratory sounds and manually determining a classification content of the first set of respiratory events. The method further includes extrapolating the classification content of the first set of respiratory events to an at least second set of respiratory events.
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Raviv Gil
Weingarten Charles Z.
Hindenburg Max
SNAP Laboratories L.L.C.
Wingood Pamela L.
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