GB1348154A - Instruments for the measurement of foetal heart rate and intrauterine pressure - Google Patents

Instruments for the measurement of foetal heart rate and intrauterine pressure

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GB1348154A
GB1348154A GB1348154DA GB1348154A GB 1348154 A GB1348154 A GB 1348154A GB 1348154D A GB1348154D A GB 1348154DA GB 1348154 A GB1348154 A GB 1348154A
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heart
foetal
diaphragm
detector
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National Research Development Corp UK
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6801—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
    • A61B5/683—Means for maintaining contact with the body
    • A61B5/6831—Straps, bands or harnesses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/02—Detecting, measuring or recording pulse, heart rate, blood pressure or blood flow; Combined pulse/heart-rate/blood pressure determination; Evaluating a cardiovascular condition not otherwise provided for, e.g. using combinations of techniques provided for in this group with electrocardiography or electroauscultation; Heart catheters for measuring blood pressure
    • A61B5/024—Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate
    • A61B5/02411—Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate of foetuses
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/43—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems
    • A61B5/4306—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems for evaluating the female reproductive systems, e.g. gynaecological evaluations
    • A61B5/4343—Pregnancy and labour monitoring, e.g. for labour onset detection
    • A61B5/4356—Assessing uterine contractions
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/43—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems
    • A61B5/4306—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems for evaluating the female reproductive systems, e.g. gynaecological evaluations
    • A61B5/4343—Pregnancy and labour monitoring, e.g. for labour onset detection
    • A61B5/4362—Assessing foetal parameters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/02—Measuring pulse or heart rate
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0866—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings involving foetal diagnosis; pre-natal or peri-natal diagnosis of the baby
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/42—Details of probe positioning or probe attachment to the patient
    • A61B8/4272—Details of probe positioning or probe attachment to the patient involving the acoustic interface between the transducer and the tissue
    • A61B8/4281—Details of probe positioning or probe attachment to the patient involving the acoustic interface between the transducer and the tissue characterised by sound-transmitting media or devices for coupling the transducer to the tissue

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth (AREA)
  • Gynecology & Obstetrics (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Pediatric Medicine (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Physiology (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)

Abstract

1348154 Ultrasonic inspection devices NA. TIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORP 7 Nov 1972 [31 Aug 1971] 40642/71 Headings H4D and H4J [Also in Divisions A5 and G1] An instrument for measuring intra-uterine pressure and foetal heart rate comprises a pressure-sensitive element 7 surrounded by a rigid guard ring 6 on which is mounted an ultrasonic Doppler effect apparatus arranged to transmit an ultrasonic signal through the element 7 and receive the reflected signal resultant from movement of the foetal heart. The element 7 comprises a diaphragm formed integrally with the guard ring from a metal. A cover 8 incorporating a part-cylindrical lens 9 is bolted to the ring and a heart beat detector unit 21 rests on lens 9. A chamber 14 defined between diaphragm 7 and lens 9 contains an electrically insulating mineral oil. The bottom face of unit 21 operates half as a transmitter and half as a receiver, the unit producing a pencil beam signal which is modified by lens 9 and transmitted through chamber 14 and diaphragm 7 to the foetus. The reflected signal is fed through an amplifier with automatic gain control for smoothing variations due to foetal movement, a band pass amplifier, a detector with a dead. time generator which inactivates the detector for a period following a heart beart, and a rate meter for producing an output signal representing the heart beat rate. A reading may be given on a visual or chart recorder.
GB1348154D 1971-08-31 1971-08-31 Instruments for the measurement of foetal heart rate and intrauterine pressure Expired GB1348154A (en)

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GB4064271 1971-08-31

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Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0262976A2 (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-04-06 Edward H. Hon External uterine contraction monitoring device
EP0316153A1 (en) * 1987-11-09 1989-05-17 Edward H. Hon Improved sensor support base and method of application
WO1990000366A1 (en) * 1988-07-12 1990-01-25 John Patrick Mccarthy Monitoring apparatus
US5749831A (en) * 1997-06-23 1998-05-12 Baker; Donald A. Fetal cardiac monitoring utilizing umbilical blood flow parameters and heartbeat information
GB2344893A (en) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-21 Geraldine Ahern Patient monitoring during child birth
FR2796263A1 (en) * 1999-07-15 2001-01-19 Univ Joseph Fourier REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT OF AN OBSERVATION / INTERVENTION DEVICE
WO2001060245A3 (en) * 2000-02-14 2002-05-02 Nasa Passive fetal heart monitoring system
US6551251B2 (en) 2000-02-14 2003-04-22 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Passive fetal heart monitoring system
EP1648301A2 (en) * 2002-08-01 2006-04-26 Biopad Ltd. Bio-filter pad for facilitating the detection of an occurence of a physiological action .
WO2007057826A1 (en) * 2005-11-17 2007-05-24 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Vascular flow sensor with acoustic coupling detector
US8075500B2 (en) 2007-07-17 2011-12-13 Biopad Ltd. Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus and pad therefor
US10092271B2 (en) 2011-04-13 2018-10-09 Cornell University Ultrasound transducer probe and methods
CN111163689A (en) * 2017-10-06 2020-05-15 皇家飞利浦有限公司 Device for measuring uterine contractions and fetal heart rate

Cited By (21)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0262976A2 (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-04-06 Edward H. Hon External uterine contraction monitoring device
EP0262976A3 (en) * 1986-10-02 1988-11-17 Edward H. Hon External uterine contraction monitoring device
EP0316153A1 (en) * 1987-11-09 1989-05-17 Edward H. Hon Improved sensor support base and method of application
WO1990000366A1 (en) * 1988-07-12 1990-01-25 John Patrick Mccarthy Monitoring apparatus
US5749831A (en) * 1997-06-23 1998-05-12 Baker; Donald A. Fetal cardiac monitoring utilizing umbilical blood flow parameters and heartbeat information
GB2344893A (en) * 1998-12-14 2000-06-21 Geraldine Ahern Patient monitoring during child birth
FR2796263A1 (en) * 1999-07-15 2001-01-19 Univ Joseph Fourier REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT OF AN OBSERVATION / INTERVENTION DEVICE
WO2001005319A1 (en) * 1999-07-15 2001-01-25 Universite Joseph Fourier Remotely controllable system for positioning on a patient an observation/intervention device
US6932089B1 (en) 1999-07-15 2005-08-23 Universite Joseph Fourier Remotely controllable system for positioning on a patient an observation/intervention device
US6749573B2 (en) 2000-02-14 2004-06-15 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Passive fetal heart monitoring system
US6551251B2 (en) 2000-02-14 2003-04-22 The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration Passive fetal heart monitoring system
WO2001060245A3 (en) * 2000-02-14 2002-05-02 Nasa Passive fetal heart monitoring system
EP1648301A2 (en) * 2002-08-01 2006-04-26 Biopad Ltd. Bio-filter pad for facilitating the detection of an occurence of a physiological action .
US7402143B2 (en) 2002-08-01 2008-07-22 Biopad Ltd Bio-filter pad for facilitating the detection of an occurrence of a physiological action and method therefor and fetal activity monitoring apparatus
EP1648301A4 (en) * 2002-08-01 2009-03-11 Biopad Ltd Bio-filter pad for facilitating the detection of an occurence of a physiological action
WO2007057826A1 (en) * 2005-11-17 2007-05-24 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Vascular flow sensor with acoustic coupling detector
US8075500B2 (en) 2007-07-17 2011-12-13 Biopad Ltd. Fetal wellbeing monitoring apparatus and pad therefor
US10092271B2 (en) 2011-04-13 2018-10-09 Cornell University Ultrasound transducer probe and methods
CN111163689A (en) * 2017-10-06 2020-05-15 皇家飞利浦有限公司 Device for measuring uterine contractions and fetal heart rate
JP2020535855A (en) * 2017-10-06 2020-12-10 コーニンクレッカ フィリップス エヌ ヴェＫｏｎｉｎｋｌｉｊｋｅ Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｓ Ｎ．Ｖ． A device for measuring uterine contractions and fetal heart rate
CN111163689B (en) * 2017-10-06 2022-06-28 皇家飞利浦有限公司 Device for measuring uterine contractions and fetal heart rate

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