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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lisa Sysun, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Daniel L. Sloat, Wakefield, MA (US);
Assignee:
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE HOLDINGS, INC., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/08 (2006.01); A61B 7/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/6805 (2013.01); A61B 5/0004 (2013.01); A61B 5/0015 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/08 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 7/003 (2013.01); A61B 7/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lightweight inflatable vest is provided with embedded listening devices. Once inflated, the vest enables a physician to hear amplified lung sounds and heart beats and rhythms of a patient wearing the vest, via connection to a smart phone application, through a patient portal, or the like. By using the device on a patient, a physician is provided with an accurate way to perform a respiratory and heart health assessment of the patient during a telehealth visit.