Method and apparatus for noise reduction of electromyogram signals
First Claim
1. A system for processing electromyogram (EMG) input signals from an external abdominal surface to detect uterine contractions, said system comprising:
- an EMG1 sensor configured to detect a first EMG signal and to generate a corresponding EMG1 input signal;
an EMG2 sensor configured to detect a second EMG signal and to generate a corresponding EMG2 input signal; and
a signal processor coupled to said EMG1 sensor and said EMG2 sensor, said signal processor being configured to process said EMG1 input signal and said EMG2 input signal with a filter and sum technique to generate an EMG1 reduced noise signal that represents a magnitude of at least one contraction event and periodicity of a set of multiple contraction events.
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Abstract
A system and a method are provided for reducing noise in Electromyogram (EMG) signals from an external abdominal surface to detect uterine contractions. The system comprises an EMG1 sensor configured to detect a first EMG signal and to generate a corresponding EMG1 input signal and an EMG2 sensor configured to detect a second EMG signal and to generate a corresponding EMG2 input signal. A signal processor is coupled to the EMG1 sensor and the EMG2 sensor. The signal processor processes the EMG1 input signal and the EMG2 input signal with a filter and sum technique to generate an EMG1 reduced noise signal that represents a magnitude of at least one contraction event and periodicity of a set of multiple contraction events.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for processing electromyogram (EMG) input signals from an external abdominal surface to detect uterine contractions, said system comprising:
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an EMG1 sensor configured to detect a first EMG signal and to generate a corresponding EMG1 input signal;
an EMG2 sensor configured to detect a second EMG signal and to generate a corresponding EMG2 input signal; and
a signal processor coupled to said EMG1 sensor and said EMG2 sensor, said signal processor being configured to process said EMG1 input signal and said EMG2 input signal with a filter and sum technique to generate an EMG1 reduced noise signal that represents a magnitude of at least one contraction event and periodicity of a set of multiple contraction events. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for processing electromyogram (EMG) input signals from an external abdominal surface to detect uterine contractions, said method comprising:
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generating an EMG1 input signal;
generating an EMG2 input signal;
processing said EMG1 input signal and said EMG2 input signal with a filter and sum technique to generate an EMG1 reduced noise signal; and
processing said EMG1 reduced noise signal with an envelope detection method to generate an EMG1 display signal, wherein said EMG1 display signal represents a magnitude of at least one contraction event and periodicity of a set of multiple contraction events. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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