[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 12645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5972]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Army


Availability for Non-Exclusive, Exclusive, or Partially Exclusive 
Licensing of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Concerning Gated 
Auscultatory Device

AGENCY: Department of the Army, DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 37 CFR 404.6 and 404.7, announcement is 
made of the availability for licensing of the invention described in 
U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/495,126 entitled ``Gated 
Auscultatory Device,'' filed August 15, 2003. The United States 
Government, as represented by the Secretary of the Army, has rights in 
this invention.

ADDRESSES: Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, 
ATTN: Command Judge Advocate, MCMR-JA, 504 Scott Street, Fort Detrick, 
Frederick, MD 21702-5012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For patent issues, Ms. Elizabeth 
Arwine, Patent Attorney, (301) 619-7808. For licensing issues, Dr. Paul 
Mele, Office of Research & Technology Assessment, (301) 619-6664, both 
at telefax (301) 619-5034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This new device is an electronic circuit 
that interfaces with electronic stethoscopes or other types of heart 
sound recording equipment and allows the health care provider (1) to 
listen to heart sounds during all periods of the cardiac cycle as he/
she would with a regular stethoscope (normal use) and (2) to 
selectively listen to specific parts of the cardiac cycle. This new 
device allows health care providers or trainees to listen to either 
systole or diastole or shorter intervals within these periods to 
facilitate identification of normal or abnormal heart sounds.

Brenda S. Bowen,
Alternate Army Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-5972 Filed 3-16-04; 8:45 am]
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