METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MONITOR, DETECT, DIAGNOSE AND PREDICT THE SEPARATION/RUPTURE OF THE UTERINE SCAR ASSOCIATED WITH VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN PROCEDURES
First Claim
1. A system for remotely monitoring maternal uterine activity, comprising:
- at least one pair of electrodes in communication with a patient abdomen, wherein said at least one pair of electrodes are configured to acquire an uterine EMG signal;
a portable signal processing module communicably coupled to said at least one pair of electrodes, wherein said portable signal processing module is configured to receive and process said uterine EMG signal; and
an information relaying device communicably coupled to said portable signal processing module, wherein said information relaying device is configured to receive said uterine EMG signal from said portable signal processing module, and further wherein said information relaying device is configured to transmit said uterine EMG signal to a remote processing center.
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Abstract
A system and method of acquiring and transmitting uterine EMG signals is disclosed, where a signal processing module processes incoming uterine EMG signals from a patient and wirelessly transmits a processed signal to an information relaying device. The information relaying device is then configured to download the processed signal and transmit the signal to a call center or health care facility for physician evaluation. The system is ambulatory, thus allowing the patient to record and transmit uterine EMG signals anywhere a satisfactory transmission may be made. Additionally, a system and method of using electromyography for monitoring and diagnosis of uterine rupturing is disclosed, where incoming electrical signals from the lower uterine segment muscle fibers demonstrate an attenuated signal as the lower uterine segment thins and separates during the dilatation and effacement process of labor identifying those patients at increased risk for rupture.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for remotely monitoring maternal uterine activity, comprising:
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at least one pair of electrodes in communication with a patient abdomen, wherein said at least one pair of electrodes are configured to acquire an uterine EMG signal; a portable signal processing module communicably coupled to said at least one pair of electrodes, wherein said portable signal processing module is configured to receive and process said uterine EMG signal; and an information relaying device communicably coupled to said portable signal processing module, wherein said information relaying device is configured to receive said uterine EMG signal from said portable signal processing module, and further wherein said information relaying device is configured to transmit said uterine EMG signal to a remote processing center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of remotely monitoring maternal uterine activity, comprising:
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applying at least one pair of electrodes externally to a maternal abdomen of a patient; activating an portable signal processing module; acquiring an uterine EMG signal; transmitting said uterine EMG signal to an information relaying device; transmitting said resulting signal from said information relaying device to a remote processing center; and analyzing uterine anatomic and physiologic muscular changes of said patient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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