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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2018
Applicants:

Convergent Engineering, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);

University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);

Inventors:

Jose C. Principe, Gainesville, FL (US);

Dorothee Maroserro, Paris, FR;

Tammy Y. Euliano, Gainesville, FL (US);

Neil Russell Euliano, II, Gainesville, FL (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/0488 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.01); G06F 19/00 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4356 (2013.01); A61B 5/04882 (2013.01); A61B 5/1107 (2013.01); G06F 19/00 (2013.01); G16Z 99/00 (2019.02); A61B 5/7264 (2013.01); A61B 2503/02 (2013.01); A61B 2562/046 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring uterus contraction activity and progress of labor. The system of the subject invention can comprises (1) a plurality of sensors; (2) an amplifying/filtering means; (3) a computing means; and (4) a graphical user interface. Accurate clinical data, which can be extracted and provided to the user in real-time using the system of the invention, include without limitation, progress of labor, prediction and monitoring of preterm labor, and intrauterine pressure prediction. In a preferred embodiment, the system of the invention includes an intelligence means, such as a neural network system, to analyze and interpret clinical data for use in clinical diagnosis as well as delivery strategy.


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