Transducer support plate and tocodynamometer attachment system
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1. An apparatus for supporting at least two transducer assemblies against the body of a patient, comprising:
- a support plate having an upper surface and a lower surface adapted for placement against the body of a patient, said support plate having first and second accessing means for providing access to the body of a patient from said upper surface and through said support plate;
first support means for supporting a first transducer assembly relative to said support plate and in communication with said first accessing means, said support means holding the active end of said first transducer assembly proximate to the body of the patient when said lower surface is placed against the body of a patient;
second support means for supporting a second transducer assembly relative to said support plate and in communication with said second accessing means, said support means holding the active end of said second transducer assembly proximate to the body of a patient when said lower surface is placed against the body of a patient;
means for providing counterforces generally perpendicular to said upper surface and to position said support plate firmly against the body of a patient; and
means for fixing said support plate in a fixed position with respect to the body of a patient.
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Abstract
A device for receiving and holding a removable ultrasound transducer and a tocodynamometer against the exterior of the abdomen of the patient is disclosed. The device comprises an improved transducer support plate which is maintained in fixed contact with the abdomen of the patient by fastening pads, including an adhesive hydrogel and a belt encircling the patient to provide the necessary counterforces to the transducer support plate that is simple to attach and remove from a patient.
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1. An apparatus for supporting at least two transducer assemblies against the body of a patient, comprising:
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a support plate having an upper surface and a lower surface adapted for placement against the body of a patient, said support plate having first and second accessing means for providing access to the body of a patient from said upper surface and through said support plate; first support means for supporting a first transducer assembly relative to said support plate and in communication with said first accessing means, said support means holding the active end of said first transducer assembly proximate to the body of the patient when said lower surface is placed against the body of a patient; second support means for supporting a second transducer assembly relative to said support plate and in communication with said second accessing means, said support means holding the active end of said second transducer assembly proximate to the body of a patient when said lower surface is placed against the body of a patient; means for providing counterforces generally perpendicular to said upper surface and to position said support plate firmly against the body of a patient; and means for fixing said support plate in a fixed position with respect to the body of a patient. - 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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