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Title:
【発明の名称】分娩の経過をモニタする方法及び装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001504380
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A method of monitoring the progress of labor in a mother during childbirth, by attaching a position sensor to a predetermined point on the mother's pelvic bones; monitoring the location of the position sensor in three- dimensional space relative to a reference; and monitoring the location of the fetal presenting part with respect to the predetermined point on the mother's pelvic bones. The location of the fetal presenting part may be indicated by a similar position sensor, or by imaging. Other conditions, such as effacement, cervical dilatation, and cervical position may also be monitored in a similar manner.

Inventors:
Partieri, Joahu
Application Number:
JP54789398A
Publication Date:
April 03, 2001
Filing Date:
May 04, 1998
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
Ultra Guide Limited
International Classes:
A61B8/02; A61B5/107; A61B8/00; A61B8/08; (IPC1-7): A61B5/107; A61B8/08
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Kazuo Shamoto (5 outside)