Methods of predicting and monitoring labor
US9326722B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4356
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention includes, in part, methods and apparatus for determining the status of labor in a pregnant subject. In some embodiments of the invention, organ-level uterine function is determined as a measure of the status of labor such as non-labor (e.g. false labor), latent phase labor, active phase labor, or post-delivery.
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