Infant monitor
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1. A device for monitoring regular breathing movement of the body of an infant, said device comprising:
- an electronic circuitry including at least one alarm; and
an attachment means for releasably attaching the device to the infant body in the anterior abdominal region;
characterised in that said device includes a resiliently flexible protuberance extending from the device; and
a transducer connected to the electronic circuitry and extended inside said protuberance to detect deflection of the protuberance;
said attachment means and protuberance being configured such that the protuberance abuts the body of the infant in the anterior abdominal region when the device is attached to the infant body in the anterior abdominal region and said electronic circuitry being configured to activate the alarm in an event that a pattern of the detected deflection of the protuberance changes to a predetermined extent.
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Abstract
A method and device (10) are provided for monitoring regular movement of a human body (34), such as an infant'"'"'s body. The method includes attaching the device (10) to the body (34) with a protuberance (24) of the body in abutment with the body, so that the protuberance is deflected as the body moves regularly. The deflection of the protuberance (24) is monitored and an alarm (18,19,20,52) is activated if the pattern of deflection of the protuberance changes to a predetermined extent, e.g. if it is disrupted.
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1. A device for monitoring regular breathing movement of the body of an infant, said device comprising:
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an electronic circuitry including at least one alarm; and an attachment means for releasably attaching the device to the infant body in the anterior abdominal region; characterised in that said device includes a resiliently flexible protuberance extending from the device; and a transducer connected to the electronic circuitry and extended inside said protuberance to detect deflection of the protuberance; said attachment means and protuberance being configured such that the protuberance abuts the body of the infant in the anterior abdominal region when the device is attached to the infant body in the anterior abdominal region and said electronic circuitry being configured to activate the alarm in an event that a pattern of the detected deflection of the protuberance changes to a predetermined extent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of monitoring regular breathing movement of the body of an infant, said method including:
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releasably attaching a monitoring device to the infant body in the anterior abdominal region, with a protuberance of the device in abutting contact with the body of the infant in the anterior abdominal region; characterised by allowing regular movement of the infant body in the anterior abdominal region relative to the monitoring device to be transferred to the protuberance, causing the protuberance to deflect; and activating an alarm of the monitoring device if a pattern of deflection of the protuberance changes to a predetermined extent; wherein the monitoring device comprises a transducer connected an electronic circuitry and extended inside the protuberance to detect the pattern of deflection of the protuberance. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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