Apparatus for indicating uterine activity in labor
USRE31158E · kind E · reissue
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1979 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 1983 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 1999 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
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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