CONTRACTION MONITORING BELT

摘要

A contraction monitoring belt (1) for monitoring the temporal variations in the uterine contractions a woman during her labor, includes: (1) a first elongated member (10) configured in a C-shape so as to encircle the abdominal region of the woman and to provide a spring-like tension between its ends (10d, 10e) so that it can snuggly fit around a woman's abdominal region, (2) a sensor (16) configured to detect electromygraphic (EMG) signals on the woman's abdominal surface and provide output data that quantifies the woman's uterine contractions, (3) a spring-like attachment (14) configured to attach between the belt and sensor and enhance the contact of the sensor with the woman's abdominal surface, and (4) the first elongated member (10) being fabricated from materials that can be quickly and easily sanitized so that the use of the belt (1) can be alternated between a plurality of women who are in labor.