Portable handheld hearing screening device and method with internet access and link to hearing screening database
OwnerPeter Zoth, Armin Giebel +1inventors
InventorsPeter Zoth, Armin Giebel, Franz Fischer
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Abstract
A method and device for audiological screening of infants and newborns by generating one or more stimuli with an audiologic screening device having acoustic transmitters in each ear canal to generate otoacoustic emissions, collecting and transmitting the otoacoustic emissions signals and brain stem response signals, analyzing the same, and transmitting the data to a remote central computer server via a built-in or attached modem or global information network for further analysis and storage.
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A method for audiological screening of infants and newborns employing a handheld screening device having acoustic transmitters, microphone collection means, scalp electrodes, a digital signal processor, signal transmitters, receivers and a display screen comprising:
- a. generating one or more stimuli with the acoustic transmitters of the handheld screening device in each ear canal of an infant or newborn,
- b. collecting any transient evoked and/or distortion product otoacoustic emission signals generated by the cochlea in each ear canal in response to the stimulus with the microphone collection means placed in the ear, and/or collecting any click or frequency stimulated brainstem response signals by placing electrodes on the scalp,
- c. analyzing the response signals using binomial statistics, different artifact categories by the digital signal processor,
- d. transmitting all results all patient related data and all measurement relevant data from the handheld screening device transmitter to a patient tracking and screening system installed on a remote computer server via transmission means, using an external or built-in modem like interface and a predefined protocol, and
- e. receiving and displaying on the handheld screening device display screen all patient related data directly from a patient tracking system installed on a main server via a link to the server.
A device for audiological screening of infants and newborns comprising:
- a. means for generating one or more stimuli with acoustic transmitters in each ear canal of an infant or newborn,
- b. means for collecting any transient evoked and distortion product otoacoustic emissions generated by the cochlea in each ear canal in response to the stimulus with microphone means for generating a frequency mixed product electric signal, and brain stem responses via scalp attached electrodes,
- c. means for analyzing the response signals using binomial statistics, different artifact categories by a digital signal processor associated with the signal collecting means,
- d. means for transmitting the results all patient related data and all measurement relevant data directly from the screening device to a patent tracking system installed on a remote computer server, and
- e. means for receiving and displaying on the handheld screening device display all patient related data directly from a patient tracking system installed on a main server.
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