Title :
Miniature sensor for Doppler ultrasound fetal heart rate monitoring. Increased patient comfort and ergonomy in use
Author :
Karlsson, B. ; Pourcelot, D. ; Pourcelot, L. ; Berson, M.
Author_Institution :
Fac. de Med., INSERM, Tours, France
Abstract :
We have developed light weight miniature ultrasonic sensors for use in FHR (Fetal Heart Rate) monitoring. These sensors can be fixed to the maternal abdomen using double sided tape rounds identical to those used in ECG. It is shown that these sensors have performances comparable to traditional sensors while greatly increasing patient comfort and ergonomy in use
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; acoustic signal detection; biomedical equipment; biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; patient monitoring; piezoelectric transducers; signal detection; ultrasonic transducers; Doppler ultrasound monitoring; double sided tape rounds; fetal heart rate monitoring; improved ergonomy; lightweight miniature ultrasonic sensors; maternal abdomen fixed sensors; obstetrics; patient comfort; piezoelectric sensors; sensitivity pattern; Abdomen; Acoustic sensors; Belts; Doppler shift; Electrocardiography; Fetal heart; Fetal heart rate; Heart rate measurement; Patient monitoring; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference, 1996. IMTC-96. Conference Proceedings. Quality Measurements: The Indispensable Bridge between Theory and Reality., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3312-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMTC.1996.507588
