Labor monitoring of pelvic floor
First Claim
1. A child birth labor apparatus, comprising:
- an electrode configured for placement adjacent a pelvic floor of a patient in childbirth labor, the electrode configured to detect an electrical signal from a tissue of the pelvic floor and output the detected electrical signal;
a perivaginal support member comprising a tissue contact surface configured to contact tissue of a perivaginal region of the pelvic floor where the electrode is placed;
a computing system configured to receive the electrical signal from the electrode and a processor configured to analyze the electrical signal from the tissue of the pelvic floor to estimate an efficacy of voluntary pushing by the patient; and
a user interface coupled to the computing system and configured to present information relating to the estimated efficacy of voluntary pushing by the patient.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides devices that noninvasively monitor the activity of pelvic floor muscles during labor, and in embodiments also provides perivaginal tissue support. electrode sensors are applied to perivaginal tissue and, in embodiments, a perivaginal support device during labor. The electrode signals are analyzed to estimate an efficacy of voluntary pushing and the efficacy is used, at least in part, to predict a success of vaginal birth. A pressure detection system may also be included with the perivaginal support device to detect pressure indicative of pressure on the perivaginal tissue of a patient, which may be modified to prevent tissue damage to the patient. The incidence of Cesarean childbirth may be reduced by managing the labor process in this manner. In one aspect, a tactile feedback device is positioned adjacent the perivaginal tissues.
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1. A child birth labor apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode configured for placement adjacent a pelvic floor of a patient in childbirth labor, the electrode configured to detect an electrical signal from a tissue of the pelvic floor and output the detected electrical signal; a perivaginal support member comprising a tissue contact surface configured to contact tissue of a perivaginal region of the pelvic floor where the electrode is placed; a computing system configured to receive the electrical signal from the electrode and a processor configured to analyze the electrical signal from the tissue of the pelvic floor to estimate an efficacy of voluntary pushing by the patient; and a user interface coupled to the computing system and configured to present information relating to the estimated efficacy of voluntary pushing by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A child birth labor apparatus, comprising:
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an electrode configured for placement adjacent a pelvic floor of a mother in childbirth labor, the electrode configured to detect an electrical signal from a tissue of the pelvic floor and output the detected electrical signal; a perivaginal support member comprising a tissue contact surface configured to contact tissue of the pelvic floor where the electrode is placed; and a computing system configured to receive the electrical signal from the electrode and analyze the electrical signal to estimate an efficacy of voluntary pushing by the mother. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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placing a perivaginal support member over an electrode adjacent to a pelvic floor of a patient in childbirth labor; applying, with the perivaginal support member, pressure on tissue of the pelvic floor where the electrode is placed; receiving, at a computing system, an electrical signal generated from the electrode placed adjacent to the pelvic floor; analyzing, by the computing system, the electrical signal to estimate an efficacy of voluntary pushing by the patient; and presenting, from the computing system, information relating to the estimated efficacy of voluntary pushing by the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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