| CPC A61B 5/38 (2021.01) [A61B 5/0006 (2013.01); A61B 5/30 (2021.01); A61B 5/374 (2021.01); A61B 5/375 (2021.01); A61B 5/4064 (2013.01); A61B 5/72 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A system for identifying a subject's response to sound signal, comprising:
means for capturing a baseline signal from a portion of the subject's body in an unexcited state for a first time period when there are no predetermined sounds being directed to the subject's body, and means for storing said baseline signal, where said baseline signal is a bioelectric or vital sign signal;
means for directing a first predetermined sound, of a set of predetermined sounds, at the portion of the subject's body for a second time period;
means for capturing a responsive signal from the portion of the subject's body during the second time period, and means for storing said responsive signal, where said responsive signal is said bioelectric or vital sign signal;
means for comparing said baseline signal and said responsive signal to determine any differences therebetween, said any differences relied upon to determine a state of the portion of the subject's body, said determined state excited by the first predetermined sound signal directed thereto during the second time period;
means for processing said determined state based on said baseline signal and said response signal from the portion of the subject's body to render a medical diagnosis; and
means for recommending one or more courses of action and preventive intervention for the medical diagnosis;
wherein:
the baseline and responsive bioelectric and vital sign signals include heart rate signals;
the first predetermined sound is a high frequency, high amplitude sound;
the differences determined between said baseline signal and said responsive signal includes a differential to the heart rate; and
the medical diagnosis is atrial fibrillation.
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