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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2013
Acarix A/s, Kgs Lyngby, DK;
Claus Bo Voge Christensen, Snekkersten, DK;
Weimin Rong, Bagsvaerd, DK;
Acarix A/S, Kgs Lyngby, DK;
Abstract
The invention relates to a monitoring system () for monitoring acoustic heart signals, comprising a sensor housing () comprising a heart sound sensing element () adapted to be arranged in connection to a patient's heart to sense heart sounds and to generate a heart sound signal related to the heart sounds; a monitoring unit housing () comprising a processing unit () adapted to receive said heart sound signal, wherein said monitoring unit housing () is separated from said sensor housing () and is adapted to be arranged in relation to the patient's upper sternum, wherein the monitoring system () further comprises a flexible elongated connector () connecting said sensor housing () to said monitoring unit housing (), said connector () having a longitudinal extension along a longitudinal axis (), wherein said connector () is connected to said monitoring unit housing () in an angular relationship, and wherein the angle α between said longitudinal axis () and a main axis () of said monitoring unit housing () is within a predetermined interval.