Fetal data processing system and method
First Claim
1. A fetal data processing method comprising:
- receiving a signal indicative of fetal heart rate time data for the fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus overperforming a non-linear time-frequency transformation on the fetal heart rate time data to generate a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data; and
analyzing the frequency domain representation to indicate a condition of the fetus related to the fetal heart rate time data.
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Abstract
A fetal data processing system and method and a fetal monitor and method for monitoring the condition of a fetus are disclosed. A fetal heart rate time series is received and sampled. A non-linear time-frequency transformation is performed to generate a time-frequency representation of the fetal heart rate time series for heart rate time series data spanning a time period which is preferably less than ten seconds. Analysis of fetal heart rate and fetal heart rate variability and other available data is performed to evaluate fetal well-being. Because of the high time resolution of the transformation, short-term transient variations in heart rate and heart rate variability are considered in the analysis.
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38 Claims
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1. A fetal data processing method comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of fetal heart rate time data for the fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over performing a non-linear time-frequency transformation on the fetal heart rate time data to generate a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data; and analyzing the frequency domain representation to indicate a condition of the fetus related to the fetal heart rate time data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A fetal data processing system comprising:
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an input that receives fetal heart rate time data for a fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over time; and a processing subsystem comprising a processor and a memory, the processor running under control of a program stored in the memory to receive the fetal heart rate time data from the input, to perform a non-linear time-frequency transformation on the fetal heart rate time data said transformation generating a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data, to analyze the frequency-domain representation and to indicate, based on the analysis of the frequency-domain representation, a condition of the fetus related to the fetal heart rate time data. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A fetal data processing method comprising:
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receiving a signal indicative of fetal heart rate time data for a fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over time; sampling the fetal heart rate time data over a time period which does not exceed 10 seconds to generate sampled fetal heart rate time data; performing a time-frequency transformation on the sampled fetal heart rate time data to generate a frequency-domain representation for the sampled fetal heart rate time data; and analyzing the frequency-domain representation to indicate a condition of the fetus related to the fetal heart rate time data.
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35. A fetal data processing system comprising:
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an input that receives fetal heart rate time data for a fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over time; and a processing subsystem comprising a processor and a memory, the processor running under control of a program stored in the memory to receive the fetal heart rate time data, to sample the fetal heart rate time data over a time period that does not exceed 10 seconds such that sampled fetal heart rate time data is generated, to perform a time-frequency transformation on the sampled fetal heart rate time data said transformation generating a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data, to analyze the frequency-domain representation and to indicate, based on the analysis of the frequency-domain representation, a condition of the fetus related to the sampled fetal heart rate time data.
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36. A fetal data processing system comprising:
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an input that receives fetal heart rate time data for a fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over time; and a processing system comprising; a neural network that receives data and classifies the data, and a processor and a memory, the processor running under control of a program stored in the memory to receive the fetal heart rate time data from the input, to perform a time-frequency transformation on the fetal heart rate time data said transformation generating a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data, to analyze the frequency-domain representation, to generate a pattern of data based on the analysis of the frequency-domain representation, to apply the pattern of data to the neural network such that the neural network provides a classification of the pattern of data, to receive the classification of the pattern of data from the neural network, and to indicate a condition of the fetus based on the classification of the pattern of data.
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37. A method of monitoring the condition of a fetus comprising:
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sensing fetal heartbeat from the fetus; generating a signal indicative of fetal heart rate time data, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over time; receiving the signal and performing a non-linear time-frequency transformation on the fetal heart rate time data to generate a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data; and analyzing the frequency-domain representation to indicate a condition of the fetus related to the fetal heart rate time data.
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38. A fetal monitor comprising:
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a sensor that senses a fetal heartbeat and generates fetal heart rate time data for a fetus, said fetal heart rate time data indicating heart rate of the fetus over time; and a processing system comprising a processor and a memory, the processor running under control of a program stored in the memory to receive the fetal heart rate time data, to perform a non-linear time-frequency transformation on the fetal heart rate time data said transformation generating a frequency-domain representation for the fetal heart rate time data, to analyze the frequency-domain representation and to indicate a condition of the fetus related to the fetal heart rate time data.
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