36 results about "Pregnant patient" patented technology

A combinational fetal heart rate monitor and uterine activity measuring device for use on a pregnant patient. The fetal heart rate and uterine activity monitor comprising a plurality of electrodes disposed to be attached on the abdomen of the patient and an ultrasound transducers disposed to be attached on the abdomen of the patient. An energy source is operable to generate an excitation signal and the energy source is connected to a multiplexer which is connected between the plurality of electrodes and the ultrasound transducer, the multiplexer being selectively positioned to direct the excitation signal from the energy source to either the electrode or the ultrasound transducer. An amplifier connected to the energy source compares the excitation signal to the excitation signal after it passes through the abdomen of the patient. The signal from the amplifier is demodulated and processed to calculate physiological parameter based on the change in the excitation signal.

A sampling device adapted for transcervical sampling of biological materials from a pregnant patient comprising:an elongate insertion tube (4) having a first end (5) adapted for insertion through the external orifice (external os) of said patient's cervix and a second end (6) including a handle means (7) for manipulating said tube;a measuring means for determining the position of said first end of said tube within said cervix,wherein said first end (5) includes a sampling head (9, 14) adapted to collect biological material including cells, mucus and biological fluids, and wherein said measuring means is adapted to determine the extent of insertion and transcervical position of said first end to optimise the transcervical sampling site.

A uterine activity monitoring device and method for monitoring uterine activity on a nearly continuous basis. The device may comprise a belt configured to fit around a pregnant patient's abdomen, with a plurality of, uterine contraction sensors. These sensors may be protruding contraction sensing buttons, disposed generally perpendicular to the patient's skin. In order to avoid signal distortions caused by patient movement, the belt will often have at least one ambient motion sensor configured to monitor non-uterine contraction movements and produce background movement signals. These ambient motion sensors may be accelerometers and stretch or pressure disposed generally parallel to the patient's skin. The device will have an onboard processor communicate wirelessly with a variety of external monitoring and management systems, such as wrist worn monitors, cell phones, and remote patient management websites.

Systems and methods for producing cervical ripening in a pregnant patient. The method includes generating an electrical stimulation current between about 0.01 milliamperes and about 6 milliamperes using a current unit, coupling an electrode probe to the current unit, and inserting the electrode probe transvaginally so that at least one electrode of the electrode probe is in contact with the patient's cervix. The method also includes applying the electrical stimulation current from the current unit through the electrode probe and the at least one electrode to the patient's cervix to produce ripening of the patient's cervix.

The invention comprises of a device that allows health care providers to position the body of a patient for progression of labor, for assistance in fetal resuscitation, and for other medical procedures. The device has inflatable chambers that assist the labor and delivery health care provider in turning a patient onto her right or left side while laying in bed. An inflatable positioning pad is used to further assist with the turning of a patient and / or with the shifting of a patient toward the head or the foot of the bed as needed. This device and method will allow turning to be done frequently, rapidly and safely, especially in pregnant patients with epidurals, that are overweight, or that otherwise have difficulty moving on their own.

The invention discloses an ante partum new-born baby risk predicting method for a heart disease pregnant patient, a system and a medium. The method comprises the steps of performing data screening andcharacteristic extraction on pre-acquired medical data of a congenital heart disease pregnant patient and a new-born baby, and acquiring an influence factor which corresponds with a production risk;performing single-factor logistic regression analysis on the influence factor, and screening all variables with probability p smaller than a preset threshold; performing multiple-factor logistic regression analysis on all the screened variables, and establishing a logistic regression model; inputting a left ventricular ejection fraction, a left atrial diameter, a left ventricular diameter, an ascending aorta inner diameter, pulmonary artery systolic pressure and pulmonary artery average pressure into the logistic regression model, thereby obtaining an ante partum new-born baby risk evaluationresult of a to-be-predicted target.

The invention relates to a device convenient for a bedridden assisted reproductive pregnant patient for B ultrasound examination and belongs to the technical field of medical devices. The invention solves the problems that an examining table used when the hospitalized assisted reproductive pregnant patient is subjected to the B ultrasound examination has single function and is not convenient for the assisted reproductive pregnant patient lying in the bed to be subjected to the B ultrasound examination; in the operation process, the time and the labor are wasted, the assisted reproductive pregnant patient lying in the bed also feel very uncomfortable, and the patient's condition can be aggravated. The invention adopts the technical scheme that the upper ends of two rotating blocks (11) are respectively and fixedly connected with the examining table (3) with a right handle (16) and a left handle (19), the lifting ends of two hydraulic lifters (7) are respectively hinged to the lower ends of the rotating blocks (11) through first pin shafts (12), and the upper ends of two second rotating blocks (14) are respectively and fixedly connected with the examining table (3). The device has the advantage that when the device is in use, the time is shortened, and the labor is reduced, and the turnover process required when the assisted reproductive pregnant patient lying in the bed in the need of the B ultrasound examination is greatly facilitated.

The invention discloses a multifunctional automatic control platform device for medical treatment and life of a pregnant patient, and belongs to the technical field of medical appliance devices. A control platform which is used by a pregnant patient in the hospital at present is single in function, and cannot efficiently rescue the pregnant patient as quickly as possible when the pregnant patient is rescued and treated; and in addition, the pregnant patient lying in the bed can have a meal, read newspaper, read a book and learn or even work conveniently by virtue of a computer. According to the technical scheme disclosed by the invention, an arc-shaped support plate (22) is fixed at the other end of a thread support rod (21); a fixing plate (8) is fixedly arranged on a medical treatment and life control platform (3) provided with a universal wheel (2) with a brake; and the fixed end of a hydraulic horizontal mover (9) is fixedly connected with the fixing plate (8). The multifunctional automatic control platform device for medical treatment and life has the advantages that medical operation and timely rescue of the pregnant patient are greatly facilitated by use of the multifunctional automatic control platform device; and the multifunctional automatic control platform device can achieve automatic multi-degree-of-freedom operation control, fills market gaps and can meet the urgent needs of the hospitals and the pregnant patient.

The invention discloses a disease medical diagnosis and treatment device for obstetrics and gynecology department. The disease medical diagnosis and treatment device comprises a base, a rotating seat,a leaning plate and a headrest, wherein the top end of the base is movably connected with the rotating seat; the back surface of the rotating seat is hinged to the leaning plate; a cabinet body is arranged at the left side of the base; a third inner groove is formed in an inner cavity of the rotating seat; a rack is arranged in an inner cavity of the third inner groove in an inserted way; the lower surface of the rack is engaged with a second gear; an accommodating groove is formed inside the rotating seat; telescopic rods are arranged at two sides of the bottom end of the accommodating grove; a first spring is arranged between seat discs at the bottom end of the accommodating groove; a fixing rod is fixedly arranged at the lower surface of the seat disc; a second through groove is formedinside the rack. The flat lying process of pregnant patients is divided; through stable structure transmission, the workload of medical care personnel is greatly reduced; in the process, the injure on the pregnant patients cannot be caused.