TAPSON JONATHAN CRAIG,SHEPHARD RICHARD WILLIAM,GARGIULO GAETANO
申请号：
NZ59745910
公开号：
NZ597459A
申请日:
2010.07.05
申请国别(地区):
NZ
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
597459 Disclosed is equipment for non-invasively measuring a foetal cardiac signal. The equipment includes at least one receiver, a discrimination unit, a pre-processing module, a processor, a combining module and a classifier. The receiver is to be placed relative to a body of a subject being examined to detect at least one signal from the body of the subject. The discrimination unit is for determining if the at least one signal is a signal of interest, specifically a foetal cardiac signal. The pre-processing module is for pre-processing the signal of interest to enhance the signal of interest and to suppress other received signals that are not of interest. The processor is in communication with the pre-processing module and arranged to diagnose the presence of the foetal cardiac signal using a plurality of predefined techniques in parallel. The combining module is controlled by the processor for combining outputs of the applied techniques. The classifier is in communication with the combining module and arranged for making a final decision whether or not the signal of interest is a foetal cardiac signal and outputting, as part of the decision, data relating to a measure of confidence in the decision.
