SELF-ADHERING NONINVASIVE INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE MONITOR

描述(改编自申请人的摘要)：胎儿监护是 有助于评估产程进展和检测早产 分娩，胎儿死亡和发病的主要原因。商业 现有的监测宫内收缩的传感器使用繁琐 皮带和大而笨重的传感器，它们不舒服，限制了 病人的活动能力。 一种小型、简单的自粘式宫内压监测仪已经问世。 发展起来的。该传感器由充气半刚性壁组成。 一次性气泡，通过粘合剂固定在腹部，并 轻微压迫腹壁，使宫内变化 压力是可以测量的。该装置显示出极好的相关性。 当与商用生物测力仪进行比较时， 收缩持续时间和频率。一旦优化了设计，它就是 预计一次性气泡监测器将在商业上取得成功 因为安装方便，噪音更低，更舒适， 更低的成本，为护士和病人提供了便利。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from the applicant's abstract): Fetal monitoring is useful in assessing the progress of labor and for detection of preterm labor, a leading cause of fetal mortality and morbidity.Commercially available sensors for monitoring intrauterine contractions use cumbersome belts and large and bulky sensors which are uncomfortable and limit the patient's mobility. A small and simple self-adhering intrauterine pressure monitor has been developed. The sensor consists of an air-filled semi-rigid-walled disposable bubble that is attached to the abdomen by an adhesive and presses slightly into the abdominal wall so that changes in intrauterine pressure can be measured. The device demonstrates an excellent correlation when compared to a commercial tocodynamometer for the measurement of contraction duration and frequency. Once the design is optimized, it is expected that the disposable bubble monitor will be a commercial success because of the convenience of attachment, lower noise, greater comfort, lower cost, and convenience afforded to the nurse and to the patient.