The present invention relates to the field of biomedical signal processing, specifically, a device and method of implementation for enhancing the accuracy of fetal heart rate acceleration data recognition. The present invention comprises: collecting fetal heart rate data in a pre-configured period so as to obtain a fetal heart rate data sequence, H(n); performing baseline identification on the fetal heart rate sequence, H(n), to obtain a fetal heart rate baseline data sequence, B(n); pre-processing the fetal heart rate data sequence, H(n), to obtain a pre-processed fetal heart rate data sequence, C(n); performing acceleration recognition on the pre-processed fetal heart rate data sequence, C(n), according to pre-configured acceleration determination criteria and the fetal heart rate baseline data sequence, B(n), to obtain acceleration data segments; calculating an acceleration attribute value for each of the acceleration data segments, and outputting each acceleration data segment and the acceleration attribute value calculation result thereof. The technical solution provided by the present invention effectively distinguishes the variations between the accelerations and the baseline, accurately recognizes each acceleration in continuous accelerations, and avoids the situations of the detected number of fetal heart rate data accelerations being lower than the actual number or being mistaken due to current methods, thereby enhancing the accuracy in recognizing fetal heart rate curve accelerations.

The present invention relates to the field of biomedical signal processing, specifically, a device and method of implementation for enhancing the accuracy of fetal heart rate acceleration data recognition. The present invention comprises: collecting fetal heart rate data in a pre-configured period so as to obtain a fetal heart rate data sequence, H(n); performing baseline identification on the fetal heart rate sequence, H(n), to obtain a fetal heart rate baseline data sequence, B(n); pre-processing the fetal heart rate data sequence, H(n), to obtain a pre-processed fetal heart rate data sequence, C(n); performing acceleration recognition on the pre-processed fetal heart rate data sequence, C(n), according to pre-configured acceleration determination criteria and the fetal heart rate baseline data sequence, B(n), to obtain acceleration data segments; calculating an acceleration attribute value for each of the acceleration data segments, and outputting each acceleration data segment and the acceleration attribute value calculation result thereof. The technical solution provided by the present invention effectively distinguishes the variations between the accelerations and the baseline, accurately recognizes each acceleration in continuous accelerations, and avoids the situations of the detected number of fetal heart rate data accelerations being lower than the actual number or being mistaken due to current methods, thereby enhancing the accuracy in recognizing fetal heart rate curve accelerations.

The ultrasonic diagnostic system estimates a desired time phase or one cycle period of a moving region (e.g., a heart) that repeats contraction and relaxation cyclically and which can be specified by a presystole, an end systole, a prediastole, an end diastole, and other clinical characteristics for one cycle of the moving region on the basis of the velocity information on multiple positions of the moving region which is obtained for each time phase. More specifically, assuming that, for example, the end systole phase=a time phase in which the myocardial velocity comes to zero or close to zero, the system calculates |myocardial velocity| for each time phase in a predetermined period, and estimates a time phase in which this value comes closest to zero as an end systole phase.

A device is provided for automatically assessing functional hemodynamic properties of a patient is provided, the device comprising: a housing; an ultrasound unit coupled to the housing and adapted for adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at a vessel; a detector adapted to sense signals obtained as a result of adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at the vessel and to record the ; and a processor adapted for receiving the recorded signals as data and transforming the data for output at an interface. Other devices, systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media may be provided in relation to assessing functional hemodynamics of a patient.

A device is provided for automatically assessing functional hemodynamic properties of a patient is provided, the device comprising: a housing; an ultrasound unit coupled to the housing and adapted for adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at a vessel; a detector adapted to sense signals obtained as a result of adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at the vessel and to record the ; and a processor adapted for receiving the recorded signals as data and transforming the data for output at an interface. Other devices, systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media may be provided in relation to assessing functional hemodynamics of a patient.

The present invention relates to a pregnancy monitoring system, the system comprising a fetal monitoring transducer (20) arranged to detect fetal medical condition information; and a control device (48) comprising a motion assessment unit (50) and a signal output unit (52); wherein the fetal monitoring transducer (20) is arranged to detect fetal movement indicative information, wherein the motion assessment unit (50) is arranged to process fetal movement grading information, in addition to the fetal movement indicative information, wherein the signal output unit (52) is arranged to simultaneously output a fetal condition signal, particularly a fetal heart rate signal, and an augmented fetal movement signal based on the fetal movement indicative information and the fetal movement grading information, wherein a characteristic property of the original fetal movement information is still present in the augmented fetal movement signal. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding pregnancy monitoring method.

The present invention relates to a pregnancy monitoring system, the system comprising a fetal monitoring transducer (20) arranged to detect fetal medical condition information; and a control device (48) comprising a motion assessment unit (50) and a signal output unit (52); wherein the fetal monitoring transducer (20) is arranged to detect fetal movement indicative information, wherein the motion assessment unit (50) is arranged to process fetal movement grading information, in addition to the fetal movement indicative information, wherein the signal output unit (52) is arranged to simultaneously output a fetal condition signal, particularly a fetal heart rate signal, and an augmented fetal movement signal based on the fetal movement indicative information and the fetal movement grading information, wherein a characteristic property of the original fetal movement information is still present in the augmented fetal movement signal. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding pregnancy monitoring method.

There is provided a device (100) for placement on the abdomen (102) of a subject to measure uterine contractions of the subject and a fetal heart rate. The device (100) comprises a rigid base (104) for placement on the abdomen (102) of the subject and a cover (106) configured to connect to the rigid base (104). The cover (106) comprises a flexible portion moveable in response to uterine contractions of the subject. The device (100) further comprises a fetal heart rate sensor (108) mounted on the rigid base (104) and configured to measure the fetal heart rate. The device (100) also comprises a uterine contractions sensor (110) located within the device (100) and configured to measure the uterine contractions of the subject.

A wireless system for a person includes a wearable appliance with an accelerometer; a wireless device in communication with the wearable appliance; and a remote computer coupled to the wireless device to provide information to an authorized remote user.

A wireless system for a person includes a wearable appliance with an accelerometer; a wireless device in communication with the wearable appliance; and a remote computer coupled to the wireless device to provide information to an authorized remote user.