DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING FETAL POSITIONS AND FETAL BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS USING PORTABLE TECHNOLOGY

摘要

A new, inexpensive and non-invasive fetal visualization process helps to locate fetal body parts and identify fetal positions without exposing the fetus to prolonged ultrasound irradiation. Associating location data with biological electrophysiology signal patterns and/or light absorption/reflection-related tissue-specific local fetal body composition data enables the generation of a 3D anatomical and functional map of the fetal body through the expecting mother's womb, which will be essential for long-term home monitoring of a fetus during pregnancy.

主权项

1. A method of virtually projecting a computer image of a fetus (2D or 3D animation, ultrasound or drawing) on a pregnant woman's abdomen, comprising the steps of:
(a) providing a portable computer equipped with camera, imaging software and a visual display; (b) providing an “Augmented Reality” software capable of performing real-time image processing, and identifying the shape of a pregnant woman's abdomen based on its curving, the umbilicus or any calibrated artificial markers attached to the abdomen; (c) providing a 2D or 3D computer image of the fetus (previously captured or real-time ultrasound image, animation or drawing); (d) having the portable computer calculate an approximate projection of the fetus, based on given parameters and formulas such as correlations between fetal size and abdominal size, last known fetal position, weeks of pregnancy (e) having the “Augmented Reality” software overlay the computer image of the fetus with the abdomen of the pregnant woman