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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2012
Nemo Healthcare B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Christiaan Hendrik Leonard Peters, Rosmalen, NL;
Rik Vullings, Venray, NL;
NEMO HEALTHCARE B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A signal processing arrangement, a monitoring system, a signal processing method, a monitoring method of monitoring uterine contractions of a pregnant woman, and a computer program product are provided. The signal processing arrangementreceives an electrophysiological signalrepresenting uterine muscle activity of a pregnant woman at an input. A filtergenerates a filtered electrohysterogram signal from the electrophysiological signal. The filterallows the passage of spectral components between 0 and 3 Hz. A window function applicatorapplies a window function to the filtered electrohysterogram signal to obtain an output waveform. The window function defines that samples of a time interval preceding the application of the window function need to be used The output waveformsimulates output data of tocodynamometer or an intra-uterine pressure catheter. The output waveformis provided at an outputof the signal processing arrangement.