Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-11
2011-01-11
Layno, Carl H (Department: 3766)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Cardiovascular
Reexamination Certificate
active
07869863
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring the fetal condition in an objective, quantitative, and non-invasive manner by enabling continuous and highly specific data collection during pre-natal development and the intra-partum period. In an embodiment, monitoring the fetal condition comprises monitoring a fetal heart rate, a fetal heart rate variability, and/or the fetal heart vector orientation of a fetus in a pregnant mother. Automated signal processing techniques are applied to a multiplicity of transducers to select an optimum signal vector to monitor at least one of a fetal heart rate, a fetal heart rate variability, and/or the fetal heart vector orientation of a fetus in a pregnant mother.
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Cristion John A.
Daniels Susanne M.
Magnani Timothy P.
Moses Edward J.
Sternberger Wayne I.
Cooch Francis A.
Gedeon Brian T
Layno Carl H
The Johns Hopkins University
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