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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2012
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Stuart Hart, Tampa, FL (US);
Gerard Michael Dileo, Bradenton, FL (US);
Alfredo Weitzenfeld, Tampa, FL (US);
Philip James Hipol, Tampa, FL (US);
Mark Xavier Sweeney, Valrico, FL (US);
Francy Lorena Sinatra, Temple Terrace, FL (US);
Kevin Andrew Hufford, St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Susana K. Lai Yuen, Tampa, FL (US);
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
An electronic catheter stethoscope measures and analyzes acoustic fields and dynamic pressure variations in the gaseous or liquid fluid inside a conventional medical catheter that is positioned in a patient's urologic, digestive, reproductive, cardiovascular, neurological or pulmonary system. Measurement transducers are installed in a housing connectable to multiple preselected medical catheters. The transducers detect bodily functions that are transmitted to the preselected catheter from within the body. The transducers, housing, electrical interface and signal processing electronics are positioned outside the body.