# US 2021/0330280 A1 · Biological sound measurement device

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- Number: US 2021/0330280 A1
- Document ID: US20210330280A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 17/305,488
- Filed: 2021-07-08
- Published: 2021-10-28
- Earliest claimed: 2019-01-11
- Assignees: Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Masayuki FUKUTSUKA; Katsuyoshi MORITA; Kosuke INOUE; Nobuki YAKURA; Seiji FUKUNAGA; Tsuyoshi OGIHARA; Masahiko YUMOTO; Yuki TAKUMA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210330280A1

## CPC

- A61B 7/003: {Detecting lung or respiration noise}
- A61B 7/04: Electric stethoscopes
- A61B 5/7445: {Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units}
- H04R 1/46: Special adaptations for use as contact microphones, e.g. on musical instrument, on stethoscope (throat mountings H04R1/14)
- A61B 2560/0425: Ergonomically shaped housings (A61B2560/0418 takes precedence)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)
- H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K)

## Abstract

Provided is a biological sound measurement device capable of smoothly performing tasks from measurement initiation to result confirmation, that includes a sound measurement unit including a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with the body surface of a subject, a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer, and a display unit provided to the gripping portion and configured to display an analysis result of a biological sound measured by the sound measurement unit. The gripping portion is configured to be gripped by the measurer in a state in which an index finger of the measurer is placed on a back surface of the sound measurement unit, and the display unit is provided on a surface of the gripping portion on the body surface side in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the body surface.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A biological sound measurement device configured to measure a biological sound of a subject, comprising:
a sound measurement unit including a contact surface configured to be brought into contact with the body surface of the subject;
a gripping portion supporting the sound measurement unit and configured to be gripped by a measurer; and
a display unit provided to the gripping portion and configured to display an analysis result of the biological sound measured by the sound measurement unit, wherein
the gripping portion being configured to be gripped by the measurer in a state in which an index finger of the measurer is placed on a back surface of the sound measurement unit, and
the display unit is provided on a surface of the gripping portion on the body surface side in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the body surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The biological sound measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit includes one or a plurality of light emitting elements and is configured to display the analysis result by changing a light emission position or a light emission color of the one or plurality of light emitting elements.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The biological sound measurement device according to claim 1, further comprising:
an operation unit provided on the surface of the gripping portion on the body surface side in a state in which the contact surface is in contact with the body surface, the operation unit being configured to at least turn a power source on and off.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The biological sound measurement device according to claim 3, wherein the display unit is provided between the sound measurement unit and the operation unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The biological sound measurement device according to claim 1, wherein
the gripping portion includes a recessed portion for placement of the index finger, and
the display unit is provided adjacent to a region of the surface that overlaps the recessed portion in a state of viewing from a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the gripping portion.