Apparatus for indicating uterine activity in labor
US4114188A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 5, 1977 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 1997 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG16H40/67
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for providing an indication of uterine activity in labor is described. Intrauterine pressure above the basal pressure existing between contractions is integrated over intervals of between ten and thirty minutes to give the required indication. An algorithm is disclosed for calculating dosage of a labor inducing substance, the algorithm containing safeguards to prevent hyperstimulation.
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