Class 600/304 - Readiness to give birth

Subclass of Class 600 - Surgery
Definition: Subject matter wherein a warning device is applied to an
No. of patents: 29
Last issue date: 05/17/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
7942818	Obstetric analgesia system The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing a short-acting analgesic agent in the management of pain during labor, wherein the system enables efficient, real-time prediction of contractions for the coordinated administration of analgesia such ...	05/17/2011
7163544	Axis-traction handle with a pull-sensing grip for the obstetrical forceps The invention consists of an axis-traction handle with a pull-sensing grip (4) for the obstetrical forceps, whose object is to reduce the risk of injury to the fetus, caused by excessive traction force during a forceps delivery. The grip contains electronic h...	01/16/2007
7144379	Automatic apparatus for controlling the childbirth labor Apparatus for controlling the childbirth labor comprising an electromyographic unit (4) with sensors (3) for detecting electrical signals of a parturient's uterus and means (6) for analyzing and processing the electrical signals, and a pneumatic...	12/05/2006
7113819	Method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a fetus A method and apparatus for monitoring the condition of a fetus to assess a degree of risk of developing a permanent neurological condition is provided. A signal indicative of a fetal heart is processed to derive a degree of risk of developing a permanent neurologica...	09/26/2006
7041062	Device and method for producing respiration-related data An apparatus for producing data concerning the respiration-related movements of the abdominal wall and/or the thorax of a person. The device comprises at least one first pair of sensor units (12, 14), which are configured for detachably fixing on the skin in ...	05/09/2006
7025723	Beltless fiber optic labor contraction sensing device A beltless fiber optic labor contraction sensing device including a fiber optic strain sensor for detecting labor contractions during childbirth. The fiber optic strain sensor includes an optic cable, a light source for transmitting a light beam through the optic ca...	04/11/2006
6926679	Device and method for producing measuring data relating to the movements of the abdominal wall The invention relates to a device for producing measuring data relating to the movements of the abdominal wall of a person, comprising at least one first pair of sensor units which are configured for detachably fixing to the skin on an abdominal area of a person, a ...	08/09/2005
6905472	Incompetent cervix aide Two embodiments of an annular cervical ring have an internal diameter 14 for surrounding the cervix 12. Each embodiment also includes a tightening device 16 for decreasing the internal diameter 14 to tighten the annular ring down around t...	06/14/2005
6823211	Device for prediction of human or mammalian labor A device for prediction of onset of labor comprises a portable assembly of a plurality of recording electrodes (3) and optionally a reference electrode (4), a means for data acquisition (1), a means for conversion of analogue to digitized data a...	11/23/2004
6816744	DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE FOR IN-CLINIC TRANS-ABDOMINAL/VAGINAL/CERVICAL ACQUISITION, AND DETECTION, ANALYSIS, AND COMMUNICATION OF MATERNAL UTERINE AND MATERNAL AND FETAL CARDIAC AND FETAL BRAIN ACTIVITY FROM ELECTRICAL SIGNALS The present invention presents a method and apparatus for recording and analyzing uterine electrical activity, or electromyography (EMG), from the surface of the abdomen, vagina, or cervix of a patient for the purpose of diagnosing contractile patterns of the uterus...	11/09/2004
6785193	Medical timing system for use before and during childbirth labor A handheld childbirth labor timing apparatus includes a timing device with a visible display, a calculating device, a memory device and a selection device. In various embodiments the apparatus is programmed to execute methods for the simple timing of the durations o...	08/31/2004
6694192	Uterus muscle controller A method and apparatus for controlling uterine contractions in a female comprises providing sensors for sensing uterine contractions; providing an electric signal generator for generating signals to be applied on the uterus; providing a control unit for r...	02/17/2004
6607486	Beltless fiber optic labor contraction sensing device A beltless fiber optic labor contraction sensing device including a fiber optic strain sensor for detecting labor contractions during childbirth. The fiber optic strain sensor includes an optic cable, a light source for transmitting a light beam through t...	08/19/2003
6582365	Advanced sensor systems for biotelemetry The present invention relates to telemetry-based sensing systems that continuously measures physical, chemical and biological parameters. More specifically, these sensing systems comprise a small, modular, low-power implantable biotelemetry system capable...	06/24/2003
6482164	Automatic blood pressure measuring apparatus An apparatus for automatically measuring a blood pressure of a female subject, including a blood-pressure measuring device which includes an inflatable cuff adapted to apply a pressing force to a body portion of the subject and automatically measures, by ...	11/19/2002
6423000	Labor monitoring device A device for implantation on the cervix of a pregnant female that provides monitoring means by which the dilatation of a female patient's cervix may be monitored during the first phase of labor. The device comprises a housing manufactured from biocompatib...	07/23/2002
6394952	Point of care diagnostic systems Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and a...	05/28/2002
6383137	Labor alerting device A device for implantation on the cervix of a pregnant female that provides an alerting means by which a female patient or her health caregiver is notified of the onset of labor. The device comprises a housing manufactured from biocompatible material into ...	05/07/2002
6363271	Amniotic fluid alerting device A device for implantation on the cervix of a pregnant female that provides a means by which a female patient or her health caregiver is notified of the rupture of membranes by the release of amniotic fluid. The device comprises a housing manufactured from...	03/26/2002
6267722	Point of care diagnostic systems Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and a...	07/31/2001
6254537	Fetal outcome predictor and monitoring system A fetal health assessor and outcome predictor and monitoring system includes a system for automatically assessing fetal health and predicting fetal outcomes based on fetal and maternal data. The system includes a case-based reasoning processor for categor...	07/03/2001
6076065	Method and system for the pregnancy condition protocol of an emergency medical dispatch system A method and system for receiving, processing and responding to emergency medical calls for patients with pregnancy related medical problems is described. A consistent, standard and systematic process is provided which in combination with adequate trainin...	06/13/2000
6045500	Fetal movement recorder instrument A fetal movement recorder instrument for registering perceived fetal movement includes an actuator operated by the maternal patient to indicate a perceived fetal movement by the maternal patient, the relative intensity, date, and time, so as to provide a ...	04/04/2000
6045501	Methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug Novel methods for delivering a drug to a patient while preventing the exposure of a foetus or other contraindicated individual to the drug. Embodiments are provided in which the involved prescribers, pharmacies and patients are registered in one or more c...	04/04/2000
5935061	Obstetrical instrument system and method The childbirth process is monitored by applying one or more probes to the mother and monitoring the locations of the probes by transmitting non-ionizing fields such as magnetic fields between the probes and reference elements in proximity to the mother. T...	08/10/1999
5876335	Multipurpose pregnancy and labor timing device A multipurpose pregnancy and labor timing device for use by expectant parents during the gestation, labor, and birth of their child. The timing device includes an output device for conveying a plurality of datum to a human ovserver. The datum conveyed may...	03/02/1999
5788649	Product for use in the measurement of viscoelasticity as a function of female ovulation time A pair of components for an instrument for determining the female fertile period by measuring the viscoelasticity of saliva that includes a pair of strata composed of a rigid material, preferably glass or a polymer, and a surface on each strata, where the...	08/04/1998
4203450	Apparatus for monitoring and indicating the onset of parturition An apparatus for warning a breeder that one of his animals is about to give birth has a harness which mounts an electrical resistance sweat detector and a transmitter responsive thereto on the neck of the expectant animal; detection of an increase in swea...	05/20/1980
4055839	Foaling alarm A foaling alarm adapted to be positioned around the withers and belly of a mare just behind the forearms and having, in the region of the withers, an RF transmitter, and a position sensing switch which energizes the transmitter when the mare lies down on ...	10/25/1977

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