Patent ID: 7048697

Claim:
A biomedical information collection apparatus, comprising: (a) a plurality of closed compartments, spaced apart and made of an airtight flexible material, each of the closed compartments having a variable internal volume; a spring member placed inside of each of the closed compartments; (b) a plurality of air pressure sensors each including one or more of a non-directional microphone or a pressure sensor, the air pressure sensors in communication with respective closed compartments for detecting and converting air pressure in each of the closed compartments into an electric signal; and (c) a plate-shaped member placed on the plurality of closed compartments, such that when a living organism is placed on the plate-shaped member placed on the plurality of closed compartments while air remains in the closed compartments and in the air pressure sensors, the air pressure in the closed compartments is detected by the respective air the air pressure sensors to measure biomedical information including breath, heart rate, and body movements including a cough and a snore of the living organism; wherein a microscopic pinhole is provided in each of the closed compartments to establish an air leak countermeasure to minimize an influence upon the air pressure sensors.