Patent ID: 7246069
Filing Date: 2007-07-17
Classification: G16H

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by a computer-controlled apparatus, for submitting acoustical cardiovascular data to a central database, the method comprising: receiving, from a user, a request to detect a cardiovascular signal of the user; initializing a cardiovascular monitoring device connected to a computer in response to the request; measuring an acoustical cardiovascular signal with the cardiovascular monitoring device while a startup routine performed by the computer is ongoing; analyzing a waveform of the cardiovascular signal to determine at least one of a shape of the signal, a slope of the signal, and an area under the signal; and receiving, at the computer after the startup routine, at least a portion of the detected cardiovascular signal of the user; transmitting data based on the received cardiovascular signal to a central database for storage in a record corresponding to the user; associating limits with the data based on the received cardiovascular signal; and notifying a user's physician, with a message sent from the computer, to contact the user when the limits are exceeded by the data.