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Granted Patent B2
US 10,307,132 · App. 15/511,124 · Granted Jun 4, 2019

Stethoscope head and stethoscope comprising same

Inventors: Hae-In Chung (Anyang-si, KR); Young-hwan Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
A61B7/04A61B5/0408A61B5/04085A61B7/00A61L2/10A61L2/24A61B2560/0242A61B2562/0204A61L2202/14
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Patent No.
US 10,307,132
App. No.
15/511,124
Granted
Jun 4, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stethoscope head, according to an embodiment of the present invention, may include: an auscultatory sound receiver; a support member configured to support the auscultatory sound receiver; and a moving member comprising a light source configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof with respect to the auscultatory sound receiver and the support member in a first direction orienting to an object and a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Claims (38)

1. A stethoscope head comprising:

an auscultatory sound receiver configured to receive an auscultatory sound from an object;

a support member configured to support at least a part of the auscultatory sound receiver; and

a moving member comprising a light source configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof in a first direction orienting to the object and a second direction opposite to the first direction,

wherein the moving member comprises a protruding region which protrudes outside of the auscultatory sound receiver in the first direction when the auscultatory sound receiver does not contact the object.

2. The stethoscope head of claim 1 , wherein, when the stethoscope head is in contact with the object, the moving member moves in the second direction, and when the stethoscope head is away from the object, the moving member moves in the first direction, and

wherein the moving member is movable between a first position in which the protruding region having the light source protrudes outside of the auscultatory sound receiver in the first direction and a second position which is apart in the second direction from the first position so as not to interfere with contact between the auscultatory sound receiver and the object, and

wherein, when the stethoscope head is in contact with the object, the protrusion region is pressed by the object and the moving member moves in the second direction to be the second position.

3. The stethoscope head of claim 2 , wherein, when the moving member is located at the first position, the light source emits ultraviolet rays on the front surface of the auscultatory sound receiver, the front surface facing the object.

4. The stethoscope head of claim 3 , wherein the light source is disposed such that a center direction of the emission of the ultraviolet rays makes an acute angle with the auscultatory sound receiver.

5. The stethoscope head of claim 2 , wherein the moving member further comprises a heating source configured to heat the auscultatory sound receiver.

6. The stethoscope head of claim 5 , wherein, when the moving member is located at the first position, the heating source is in contact with the auscultatory sound receiver.

7. The stethoscope head of claim 5 , wherein,

when the moving member is located at the second position, the heating source is away from the auscultatory sound receiver.

8. The stethoscope head of claim 5 , wherein the heating source is equipped with the light source and comprises a thermal conductive member.

9. The stethoscope head of claim 5 , wherein the moving member further comprises a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature of the heating source.

10. The stethoscope head of claim 2 , wherein the stethoscope head further comprises a contact sensor configured to be pressed according to movement of the moving member.

11. The stethoscope head of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes configured to measure an ECG of the object,

wherein at least one of the plurality of ECG electrodes is movable.

12. The stethoscope head of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of ECG electrodes have a measurement position at which an ECG is measured from the object and a standby position at which the ECG is not measured from the object.

13. The stethoscope head of claim 12 , wherein

separation distances between the plurality of ECG electrodes when the plurality of ECG electrodes are located at the measurement position are greater than separation distances between the plurality of ECG electrodes when the plurality of ECG electrodes are located at the standby position.

14. A stethoscope apparatus comprising:

the stethoscope head of claim 1 ; and

a handle connected to the stethoscope head.

15. The stethoscope apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the handle is rotatably connected to the stethoscope head.

16. The stethoscope apparatus of claim 12 , further comprising a pressure detector configured to detect pressure of the handle on the stethoscope head.

17. The stethoscope apparatus of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the stethoscope head and the handle further comprises an output part configured to provide information to a user.

18. A stethoscope head of comprising:

an auscultatory sound receiver configured to receive an auscultatory sound from an object;

a support member configured to support at least a part of the auscultatory sound receiver;

a moving member comprising a light source configured to emit ultraviolet rays for sterilization to the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof in a first direction orienting to the object and a second direction opposite to the first direction; and

a proximity sensor configured to detect an approach of an external object to the light source.

19. A stethoscope head comprising:

an auscultatory sound receiver configured to receive an auscultatory sound from an object;

a support member configured to support at least a part of the auscultatory sound receiver; and

a moving member comprising a heating source configured to heat the auscultatory sound receiver, and capable of moving a position thereof in a first direction orienting to the object and a second direction opposite to the first direction,

wherein the moving member comprises a protruding region which protrudes outside of the auscultatory sound receiver in the first direction when the auscultatory sound receiver does not contact the object.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 14, 2017
From: CHUNG, HAE-IN; KIM, YOUNG-HWAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041572/0005 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0122033 · Sep 15, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170251997A1 · Sep 7, 2017
Cited By (1)
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