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Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 22, 2020
Applicant:

Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventor:

Christoph Florian Franck, Magstadt, DE;

Assignee:

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0866 (2013.01); A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 8/58 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ultrasound processing unit and method for use in ultrasound fetal monitoring are provided. The processing unit is configured to receive Doppler ultrasound data corresponding to one or more initial trial depth windows within the fetal region. From these, an ultrasound signal for each trial depth window is extracted. Unlike approaches of the state of the art that seek the optimum depth range based on signal strength, in the present disclosure a defined measure of statistical structure of the signal is computed for each depth signal, wherein the measure of statistical structure corresponds to an intrinsic statistical property or characteristic of the signal. A new recording window is then selected for acquiring a fetal heart rate signal, based on selecting a window which is estimated to maximize the measure of statistical structure of ultrasound signals derived from the new window.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Franck, Christoph. (2025). Fetal ultrasound processing unit (U.S. Patent No. 12201472). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12201472

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