Patent Document ID: 5503161
Application ID: 08143456
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A universal medical instrument for replacing humans as the source of interpreted data and for identifying sound and chemical signatures equivalent to noises, smells, and tastes indicative of health conditions comprising: an artificial cochlea for complementing the ear of a caregiver by providing continuous, real-time, spectral analysis of body sounds and vibrations connected to a source of sounds and vibrations through the appropriate sensor in a stethoscope of the caregiver, a chemical mass spectrometer for complementing the chemical senses of the caregiver by providing continuous, real-time, spectral analysis of biological samples connected to a source of organic and inorganic samples through appropriate chemical head(s), a biocomputer connected to said artificial cochlea and said chemical mass spectrometer for processing their outputs, and interfacing with the caregiver by means of appropriate audio and video readouts.