System and method for analyzing progress of labor and preterm labor
First Claim
1. A uterine monitoring system comprising:
- a plurality of surface sensors suitable for attaching to a patient'"'"'s abdomen and receiving uterine electrical signals;
a user interface, one or more processors, an interface that is connected to the plurality of surface sensors, and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer software stored thereon that, when executed, causes the one or more processors of the uterine monitoring system to;
receive or determine a location of each of the plurality of surface sensors and recording the location of each of the plurality of surface sensors;
record electrical signals from each of the plurality of surface sensors over time;
convert the electrical signals from each of the plurality of surface sensors into contraction intensity information; and
create a plurality of uterine contractile maps, each for a specific point in time, by spatially correlating the contraction intensity information based on the location of each of the plurality of surface sensors;
classify, based at least in part on the plurality of uterine contractile maps, contraction patterns as LUS-Fundal, LUS-LUS, Fundal-LUS, or Fundal-Fundal, wherein classifying the contraction patterns includes calculating a percentage of time each contraction pattern occurs within a predetermined period of time represented by the plurality of uterine contractile maps, and wherein the classification of the contraction patterns is based at least in part on the percentage of time each contraction pattern occurs within the predetermined period of time;
cause communication, to a clinician, of clinically relevant findings that determine contraction efficiency stemming from the plurality of uterine contractile maps; and
based on the clinically relevant findings stemming from the plurality of uterine contractile maps, either initiate, modify, or discontinue administration of oxytocin to the patient.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for monitoring uterus contraction activity and progress of labor. The system of the subject invention can comprises (1) a plurality of sensors; (2) an amplifying/filtering means; (3) a computing means; and (4) a graphical user interface. Accurate clinical data, which can be extracted and provided to the user in real-time using the system of the invention, include without limitation, progress of labor, prediction and monitoring of preterm labor, and intrauterine pressure prediction. In a preferred embodiment, the system of the invention includes an intelligence means, such as a neural network system, to analyze and interpret clinical data for use in clinical diagnosis as well as delivery strategy.
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18 Claims
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1. A uterine monitoring system comprising:
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a plurality of surface sensors suitable for attaching to a patient'"'"'s abdomen and receiving uterine electrical signals; a user interface, one or more processors, an interface that is connected to the plurality of surface sensors, and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer software stored thereon that, when executed, causes the one or more processors of the uterine monitoring system to; receive or determine a location of each of the plurality of surface sensors and recording the location of each of the plurality of surface sensors; record electrical signals from each of the plurality of surface sensors over time; convert the electrical signals from each of the plurality of surface sensors into contraction intensity information; and create a plurality of uterine contractile maps, each for a specific point in time, by spatially correlating the contraction intensity information based on the location of each of the plurality of surface sensors; classify, based at least in part on the plurality of uterine contractile maps, contraction patterns as LUS-Fundal, LUS-LUS, Fundal-LUS, or Fundal-Fundal, wherein classifying the contraction patterns includes calculating a percentage of time each contraction pattern occurs within a predetermined period of time represented by the plurality of uterine contractile maps, and wherein the classification of the contraction patterns is based at least in part on the percentage of time each contraction pattern occurs within the predetermined period of time; cause communication, to a clinician, of clinically relevant findings that determine contraction efficiency stemming from the plurality of uterine contractile maps; and based on the clinically relevant findings stemming from the plurality of uterine contractile maps, either initiate, modify, or discontinue administration of oxytocin to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for monitoring uterine contractility in a patient comprising:
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placing a plurality of surface sensors on a patient'"'"'s abdomen and receiving uterine electrical signals; determining a location of each of the plurality of surface sensors and recording the location of each of the plurality of surface sensors; recording electrical signals from each of the plurality of surface sensors over time; converting the electrical signals from each of the plurality of surface sensors into contraction intensity information; creating, by a processor, a plurality of uterine contractile maps, each for a specific point in time, by spatially correlating the contraction intensity information based on the location of each of the plurality of surface sensors; classifying, by the processor and based at least in part on the plurality of uterine contractile maps, contraction patterns as LUS-Fundal, LUS-LUS, Fundal-LUS, or Fundal-Fundal, wherein classifying the contraction patterns includes calculating, by the processor, a percentage of time each contraction pattern occurs within a predetermined period of time represented by the plurality of uterine contractile maps, and wherein the classification of the contraction patterns is based at least in part on the percentage of time each contraction pattern occurs within the predetermined period of time; and communicating, to a clinician, clinically relevant findings stemming from the plurality of uterine contractile maps that determine contraction efficiency; and based on the clinically relevant findings stemming from the plurality of uterine contractile maps, either initiating, modifying, or discontinuing administration of oxytocin to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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