A patient monitoring system includes: a biomedical sensor including: a transducer configured to produce a signal corresponding to a biological function; a sensor converter configured to convert the signal to a converted signal; and a transmitter configured to produce a communication, based on the converted signal, that is indicative of one or more values of the biological function, and to send the communication wirelessly; and a base station including: a receiver configured to receive the communication wirelessly and to produce a receiver output signal; a base station interface configured to produce a base station output signal indicative of the one or more values of the biological function; and at least one output port to receive the base station output signal and configured to be hard-wire connected to a display that is configured to display information indicative of the biological function.

In some examples, a system includes a memory; and one or more processors in communication with the memory. The one or more processors are configured to: receive, from a user device, a user input including a request to initiate a physiological data collection procedure; cause the user device to display a first interactive page including one or more instructions for preparing for the physiological data collection procedure; and receive, from the user device, a user input including a request to start the physiological data collection procedure. Additionally, the one or more processors are configured to cause the user device to display a second interactive page including a set of icons, wherein each icon of the set of icons corresponds to a sensor of a set of sensors on a wearable device of the 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.

One aspect of the invention provides a fetal pulse oximeter including: a shape-memory member adapted and configured to expand outward and define a loop when advanced out of a cannula; one or more light sources mounted on the shape memory member and facing toward a center of the loop, the one or more light sources adapted and configured to generate red and infrared light; and a photodiode mounted on the shape memory member and facing toward a center of the loop. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for measuring recording pulse and blood oxygen saturation. The method includes: advancing the fetal pulse oximeter as described herein out of a cannula within a placenta; allowing the shape-memory member to expand outward; and placing the loop over a limb.

A system for monitoring fetal health data and mother health data comprises a belly-covering garment that is configured to at least partially cover a belly and to hold one or more sensor modules directly adjacent to the belly. One or more sensor modules disposed within the belly-covering garment. The one or more sensor modules comprise a pulse-oximeter sensor that gathers pulse oximetry data from the mother through contact with the belly. The one or more sensor modules also comprise an accelerometer sensor that gathers movement data from the mother. Additionally, the one or more sensor modules comprise a fetal sensor that gathers health data from a fetus within the belly.

The present disclosure is associated with monitoring health of a patient. An example electromagnetic-evoked acoustic device includes an electromagnetic component to emit energy toward tissue of a patient to cause the energy to be absorbed by the tissue; an ultrasound transmission component to transmit acoustic energy toward the tissue to cause a biological response from the tissue; and an ultrasound sensing component to sense the biological response from the tissue to permit a status of the tissue to be determined, wherein the biological response is sensed based on the energy absorbed by the tissue during the biological response.

The invention provides a system for monitoring a fetus in a pregnant woman, and/or the maternal health risk for pregnancies complicated by such as pre-eclampsia and hypertensive disorders. The system comprises a portable or wearable unit that can be worn by the pregnant woman, preferably so as to allow monitoring during daily life, e.g. in the form of an adhesive patch. The portable unit has a sound sensor, e.g. a microphone or accelerometer, to be positioned on the skin of the abdominal area of the pregnant woman so as to detect a vascular sound from umbilical arteries of the fetus or from the uterine arteries of the pregnant woman. The sound sensor is functionally connected to a processing unit which executes a processing algorithm on the captured vascular sound and extracts a signal parameter accordingly, e.g. the Pulsatility Index. The processing unit then communicates the signal parameter, e.g. using an audio signal, a visual display or by means of a wired or a wireless data signal. Some embodiments include one or more additional sensors, such as a sensor for detecting fetal electrocardiographic signals, and/or a sensor for detecting uterus electromyographic activity. Especially, the sound sensor and such additional sensor(s) may be arranged within one adhesive patch or several adhesive patches.

In various embodiments of the invention, a manipulator attaches to and allows a sheath to be positioned inside the cervix and a catheter to thereby be inserted through the sheath and be positioned in a desired location in the uterus. In various embodiments of the invention, the manipulator may be attached or permanently connected to the sheath. In various embodiments of the invention, the sheath is fenestrated to allow the catheter to be detached from the sheath. In various embodiments of the invention, the manipulator allows the sheath to be positioned through the cervix canal to allow for catheter transmitted intrauterine pressure monitoring or balloon catheter assisted ripening of the cervix.

The present invention relates to a pregnancy monitoring system (10) and to a method for detecting medical condition information from a pregnant subject of interest (12). The system (10) comprises a fetal monitoring transducer (20) that detects fetal medical condition information, a first motion sensor unit (30) associated with the fetal monitoring transducer (20), the first motion sensor unit (30) comprising at least one first motion sensor (70, 72), a second motion sensor unit (32) comprising at least one second motion sensor (70, 72), and a control device (48) comprising an evaluation unit (50) that determines relative motion between the first motion sensor unit (30) and the second motion sensor unit (32), wherein the control device (48) selectively permits, in an enablement mode, processing of the detected fetal medical condition information when a level of relative motion between the first motion sensor unit (30) and the second motion sensor unit (32) indicates stable measurement conditions, and wherein the control device (48) selectively prevents, in a suppression mode, processing of the detected fetal medical condition information when the level of relative motion between the first motion sensor unit (30) and the second motion sensor unit (32) indicates unstable measurement conditions.

A fetal movement measuring device includes a wearable article to be worn on a pregnant woman's abdomen, plural measurement units, and a mobile device pre-installed with a fetal movement algorithm. The measurement units are provided separately on the outer surface of the wearable article and each include a fetal movement sensor for sensing a dynamic physiological signal of the abdomen and a power supply element for supplying necessary electricity to the fetal movement sensor. The dynamic physiological signals sensed by the fetal movement sensors are received by the mobile device, processed with the fetal movement algorithm, and rid of synchronous signal components. Then, the fetal movement algorithm performs calculation on the remaining signal components to generate fetal movement information, which includes a fetal movement location and a fetal movement magnitude. Thus, each fetal movement is measured in a non-contact manner, and its location, obtained through asynchronous multipoint measurement.