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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2018
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jacobus Josephus Leijssen, Waalre, NL;
Gerardus Johannes Nicolaas Doodeman, Veldhoven, NL;
Rick Bezemer, Amsterdam, NL;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
According to an aspect, there is provided a stethoscope apparatus stethoscope apparatus, the stethoscope apparatus comprising a sound sensor for measuring sounds produced by the breathing of a subject and for outputting a sound signal representing the measured breathing sounds; an antenna for receiving a modulated electromagnetic signal from the body, wherein the modulated electromagnetic signal is modulated by movement of air, fluid and/or tissue in the body; a processing unit that is configured to receive the sound signal from the sound sensor and the modulated electromagnetic signal from the antenna; and normalise the sound signal using the modulated electromagnetic signal.