Remote cervical dilation monitoring system and method
US8100840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/903
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of monitoring the cervical dilation of a pregnant female, comprising the steps of receiving cervical dilation data generated by a cervical dilation monitor having a sensor including a coil measuring an inductance with the coil attached to a housing such that expansion of the housing changes the inductance of the coil. Then, the cervical dilation is correlated to the immediacy of delivery to create immediacy data and/or one or more instructions indicative of the immediacy of delivery. The immediacy data and/or one or more instructions is transmitted so as to inform the pregnant female of the immediacy of delivery.
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