• Use with PC or PDA**
• Use with E-Scope, SimulScope, SAM-the Student Auscultation Manikin or in Telemedicine.
• Displays Phonocardiogram
• Record and Playback at Normal or Half-Speed
• Filters Sounds for more accurate Diagnosis
• Display Heart Rate
• Identify Murmurs
• Indentifies Dangerous Murmurs
• Aids in Differentiation of Innocent and Pathologic Murmurs
• Approximates Pressure Gradient across Aortic Valve
• Large Installed Databank of Heart Sounds for quick Comparison or for Teaching
• Connects to E-Scope for Recording and Immediate Playback into E-Scope.

**PDA must be HP Ipaq model 2190(b) or 2795and Cardionics connecting cable, cat.no. 711-9000.

With the introduction of cardiac ultrasound (echo) in the 1970’s, cardiac auscultation suffered a steady decline in use, and many medical schools stopped offering programs on the interpretation of heart sounds.

Accordingly, the ability of the physician to use the stethoscope as an effective screening and diagnostic tool diminished somewhat and often unnecessary referrals for an echocardiogram increased and imaging costs soared.

Cost containment pressures are forcing a return to basics where the stethoscope has to be used more effectively as a screening tool. pocketMONITOR software accessed at the point of care where auscultation is performed can help the clinician overcome deficiencies in education and increase the accuracy of interpretation.

The pocketMONITOR software can  be used with Cardionics’ E-Scope Electronic Stethoscope, SimulScope Bedside Auscultation System, SAM, the Student Auscultation Manikin or Ausculette Telemedicine System. 

Specifically, pocketMONITOR has been designed to offer the following features:

• Look and Listen: A playback cursor sweeps across the PKG waveform in synchrony with playback.

• Half Speed Playback: Slower speed playback without alteration in pitch considerably enhances the ability to parse and thereby interpret the sound.

• Spectrograph Display and Measurement: The spectrograph can be quickly analyzed to determine if the murmur is innocent or pathological prior to a decision to refer to echo. Measurement of frequency spectrum and duration determines the severity of a mumur.

• Access to a Database of Heart Sounds: When the physician can compare the patient at hand with a complete database of sounds, the origin of the murmur or other ectopic sound can be better identified.

pocketMONITOR for PDA utilizes an HP Ipaq PDA, model 2190(b) and Cardionics connecting cable, cat. no. 711-9000.

™ pocketMONITOR is a trademark of Cardionics, Inc.