SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT;THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
发明人:
MCDONALD, SARAH CATHERINE,BROOKER, GRAHAM,HYETT, JONATHAN,PHIPPS, HALA,MARTINEZ, JAVIER
申请号：
CA3046352
公开号：
CA3046352A1
申请日:
2017.12.07
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus and methods for monitoring pregnancy or labour are disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus includes an electromyography (EMG) sensor having two or more EMG electrodes to monitor fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour and one or more position sensors to monitor the relative positioning of the two or more EMG electrodes during the fetal or maternal activity. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a monitoring device to be placed on a body and having a plurality of sensors integrated into the monitoring device, the plurality of sensors including at least: a first sensor configured to detect a first type of signal from the body indicative of a first type of fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour； and a second sensor configured to detect a second type of signal from the body, different from the first type of signal, also indicative of the first type of fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour.
