METHOD FOR MONITORING PREGNANCY IN MAMMALS

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for long term, continuous, monitoring of pregnant mammals particularly to detect the onset of labor. For The example, the method enables communication of data representing impedance through tissue of a cervix of a pregnant mammal an external module for display and monitoring of the collected data by a clinician.

主权项

1. A method for long term, continuous monitoring of pregnant mammals by the measurement of physiological parameters of the cervix, said method comprising the steps of:
a) placing at least one pair of electrodes in intimate contact with the cervix of a female mammal; h) applying alternating current to the tissue of said cervix through at least one pair of electrodes; c) maintaining said at least one pair of electrodes in intimate contact with the cervix during said continuous monitoring of said female mammal; d) sensing potential through the tissue of said cervix by said at least one pair of electrodes; e) converting said potential to digital datapoints; and f) downloading and transmitting said digital data points to an external module for correlation of potential to impedance and recording of said impedance data points to determine trends representative of the physiological condition of the cervix tissue.