Title:
【発明の名称】人類や哺乳類の陣痛(labor)予測装置
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003517865
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A device for prediction of onset of labor comprises a portable assembly of a plurality of recording electrodes (3) and optionally a reference electrode (4), a means for data acquisition (1), a means for conversion of analogue to digitized data and a display (5) adapted to display this data in terms of one of a small number of discrete results indicative of the state of preparedness for labor, wherein each electrode (3) comprises a contact surface for application to a subject, and in particular to an abdominal and/or vaginal surface of a subject, the device further comprising data analyzing means (1) for analyzing the digitized data with reference to pre-recorded reference data and/or predetermined reference parameters. A method for prediction of onset of labor comprises applying the electrodes (3) to an abdominal and/or vaginal surface of a subject, collecting and analyzing the data, and displaying the result in terms of one of a small number of discrete results indicative of the state of preparedness for labor.
Inventors:
Simpson, Niger Alastair Buist
Walker, James Johnston
Walker, James Johnston
Application Number:
JP2001546297A
Publication Date:
June 03, 2003
Filing Date:
December 20, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Jopejo Limited
International Classes:
A61B5/00; A61B5/0488; A61B5/11; A61B10/00; A61D1/08; (IPC1-7): A61B10/00; A61B5/11; A61D1/08
Domestic Patent References:
| JPH10500871A | 1998-01-27 | |||
| JPH08504342A | 1996-05-14 | |||
| JPH08506974A | 1996-07-30 | |||
| JPH05317268A | 1993-12-03 | |||
| JPH0221854A | 1990-01-24 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takayoshi Matsunaga