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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2021
Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Masayuki Fukutsuka, Kyoto, JP;
Katsuyoshi Morita, Kyoto, JP;
Kosuke Inoue, Kyoto, JP;
Seiji Fukunaga, Kyoto, JP;
Tsuyoshi Ogihara, Kyoto, JP;
Masahiko Yumoto, Kyoto, JP;
Yuki Takuma, Kyoto, JP;
OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a biological sound measurement device to improve a measurement accuracy, that includes a sound measurement unit having a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with a body surface, and a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer. The gripping portion is configured to be gripped in a state in which an index finger is placed in a recessed portion, the sound measurement unit includes a sound detector, a housing forming an accommodation space accommodating the sound detector and includes an opening, and a cover closing the opening from outside the accommodation space and forming a pressure-receiving region configured to receive pressure from the body surface. The contact surface is formed by a front surface of the cover, and the opening positioned on a straight line extending in a direction of a force applied from the index finger.