Methods and apparatus for monitoring heart impulses
AssigneeCanform Medical Ltd.
InventorJohn KOBLANSKI
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for monitoring the heart motion of a subject employ a probe which can be coupled to a portion of the anatomy of the subject, such as the thyroid cartilage of the subject. The probe is mounted on a lever supported by an elastic fulcrum. The probe is biased toward the subject by the elastic fulcrum. The probe detects movements caused by the heart motion. Such movement may be amplified by the lever arm which is pivotable about the longitudinal axis of the elastic fulcrum. A motion sensing apparatus may be provided at or near a distal end of the lever arm to monitor motions of the heart of the subject.
Claims22
A heart monitoring apparatus comprising:
- an elastic fulcrum spanning between first and second portions of a support member;
- an elongated lever arm attached to the elastic fulcrum, the lever arm having first and second ends;
- a probe at a first end of the lever arm, the probe couplable to a thyroid cartilage of a subject and biased toward the thyroid cartilage by the elastic fulcrum;
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- wherein the lever arm is pivotable about the longitudinal axis of the elastic fulcrum in response to movements of the subject's thyroid cartilage.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.