Patent ID: 6165142
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A hand-held biomedical apparatus for monitoring and evaluating physical properties associated with a biological system, comprising:a sensor module including at least one sensor for measuring physical variables associated with the biological system, and generating data representative of measured variables;at least one transducer in communication with said sensor for generating output signals representative of physical variables measured by the sensor;data processing circuitry electrically connected to said transducer for processing output signals generated by the transducer and generating data based upon physical properties measured by the sensor;a display electrically connected to the data processing circuitry for visually displaying information representative of physical property data generated by the data processing circuitry;a hand-held housing in which said transducer and said data processing circuitry are disposed, and on which said display is disposed;at least one connector extending between the sensor module and the housing for removably connecting said sensor module to said transducer; anda power source disposed inside said housing for supplying power to said apparatus.