| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for use in measuring fetal blood flow characteristics includes a non-invasive pulse oximetry probe (100; 700; 800; 900) that is inserted into the uterus between the fetus and the uterine wall. The probe is deformable and is positively attached to the fetal tissue surface using a vacuum pump which causes the probe to deform from a pre-set curvature to the curvature of the fetal tissue surface and to form a gasket-type seal (122; 712; 826; 922) with the fetal tissue surface. The probe is manually inserted into the uterus using a curved insertion tool (400), and is shaped to fit through a slightly dilated cervix. In a preferred embodiment, the probe includes fetal and maternal ECG sensors (702, 720; 806, 802) and additional sensing devices (704, 706, 818, 820), and is provided with apparatus (902, 904) for improving the efficiency of the pulse oximetry optics.</p> |
