System, method, and kit for positioning a monitor transducer on a patient
First Claim
1. An external fetal monitoring system comprising:
- a. two or more anchor strips, each of which include a layer of adhesive material disposed on one side and one or more fasteners disposed on the opposite side;
b. one or more elastomeric straps, each of which include one or more fastener receivers disposed at either end, wherein said fasteners and fastener receivers mate to form a fastener pair; and
c. one or more monitor transducers, each of which include retaining features on one side thereof, said retaining features allowing said one or more transducers to be affixed to said one or more elastomeric straps.
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Abstract
An improved patient monitoring system is described herein. In particular, the present invention provides an improved system, method, and kit for positioning and removably mounting, often repeatedly, a monitor transducer on a patient, for example, an external fetal monitor used during pregnancy and childbirth labor. The improved system of the present invention avoids many of the disadvantages of conventional monitoring systems in that it maintains transducer position during patient movement, allows the position of the transducer to be changed without repositioning the patient, allows for simple and expeditious adjustment so as to maximize signal quality without causing patient discomfort, eliminates the need for a belt circumferentially disposed about the patient'"'"'s abdomen, and can be applied to a wide array of body types, including patients having round abdomens. The system, method, and kit of the present invention is not only both efficient and effective but also economical.
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21 Claims
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1. An external fetal monitoring system comprising:
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a. two or more anchor strips, each of which include a layer of adhesive material disposed on one side and one or more fasteners disposed on the opposite side;
b. one or more elastomeric straps, each of which include one or more fastener receivers disposed at either end, wherein said fasteners and fastener receivers mate to form a fastener pair; and
c. one or more monitor transducers, each of which include retaining features on one side thereof, said retaining features allowing said one or more transducers to be affixed to said one or more elastomeric straps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for positioning at least one monitor transducer on a patient comprising the steps of:
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a. attaching two or more anchor strips, each of which include a layer of adhesive material disposed on one side and one or more fasteners disposed on the opposite side, in a more or less vertical and laterally spaced fashion, to a patient'"'"'s abdomen;
b. providing one or more elastomeric straps, each of which include one or more fastener receivers disposed at either end and one or more monitor transducers mounted thereon;
c. extending said one or more elastomeric straps in a relatively horizontal fashion across the patient'"'"'s abdomen and attaching either end of said straps to said anchor strips by means of said mating fasteners and fastener receivers; and
d. positioning said one or more transducers so that it measures a desired parameter. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A kit for external fetal monitoring comprising:
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a. one or more pairs of anchor strips, each of which include a layer of adhesive material disposed on one side and one or more fasteners disposed on the opposite side;
b. one or more elastomeric straps, each of which include one or more fastener receivers disposed at either end, wherein said fasteners and fastener receivers mate to form a fastener pair; and
c. one or more monitor transducers, each of which include retaining features on one side thereof, said retaining features allowing said one or more transducers to be slidably affixed to said one or more elastomeric straps.
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