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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2005
Vivek Bharti, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Hatim M. Carim, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Fred L. Deroos, Woodbury, MN (US);
Vivek Bharti, Cottage Grove, MN (US);
Hatim M. Carim, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Fred L. DeRoos, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A sensor for sensing bioacoustic energy includes a housing comprising an interfacing portion configured to establish coupling with a body part during use of the sensor. An anchoring arrangement is defined on the housing. A transducer member has an anchoring end and at least one free end. The anchoring end of the transducer is coupled to the housing such that the transducer member is arranged to be preferentially sensitive to bioacoustic energy transferred to the transducer via the interfacing portion relative to other portions of the housing.