Birthing Medical Monitor
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1. A birth monitoring system, comprising:
- a monitor including at least one sensor operative to measure a physiological parameter associated with labor;
a posture sensor which generates a signal indicative of posture of a mother; and
circuitry which generates an output signal dependent on both a measurement of said sensor and a posture measurement of said posture sensor.
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Abstract
A birth monitoring system (100), comprising a monitor (120) including at least one sensor operative to measure a physiological parameter associated with labor; a posture sensor (130) which generates a signal indicative of posture of a mother (110); and circuitry which generates an output signal dependent on both a measurement of said sensor and a posture measurement of said posture sensor (130).
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42 Claims
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1. A birth monitoring system, comprising:
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a monitor including at least one sensor operative to measure a physiological parameter associated with labor; a posture sensor which generates a signal indicative of posture of a mother; and circuitry which generates an output signal dependent on both a measurement of said sensor and a posture measurement of said posture sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of generating an output signal indicative of a medical monitoring of a patient in labor, comprising:
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measuring at least one postural parameter of the patient; measuring at least one physiological parameter associated with labor; and generating a signal responsive to both of said measurements. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A mounting assembly, comprising:
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an elastic adhesive ring adapted to adhere to a human skin; a selectively locking mount attached to said ring; and a housing adapted to receive a sensor and selectively lockable to said mount, and configured to provide mechanical contact of at least one part thereof to a skin to which the ring adheres. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method of applying ultrasound coupling material to an active element designed for gel-coupled contact with skin, comprising:
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mounting the element in an adhesive mount; applying a coupling material suitable for ultrasonic coupling to the element; and stripping a covering from said mount, thereby exposing an adhesive layer of said mount and removing excess gel-like material.
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