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US 2013/0158406 A1Published application
Fetal heart monitoring range
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsSerguei Kabakov, Steven Mitchell Falk, Bradley C. Fox
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Abstract
An approximate distance between an ultrasonic transducer and a fetal heart is determined. A range of distances from the ultrasonic transducer is sensed using the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the range has a minimum distance based upon the approximate distance. A heart rate of the fetal heart is monitored using ultrasonic echo signals from the range.
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A method comprising:
- determining an approximate distance between an ultrasonic transducer and the fetal heart;
- sensing a range of distances from the ultrasonic transducer using the ultrasonic transducer, the range having a minimum distance based upon the approximate distance;
- and
- monitoring a heart rate of the fetal heart using ultrasonic echo signals from the range.
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A fetal heart monitoring system comprising:
- an ultrasonic transducer;
- a controller configured to generate control signals directing the operation of the ultrasonic transducer and to receive echo signals from the ultrasonic transducer, the controller configured to:
- determine an approximate distance between an ultrasonic transducer and the fetal heart;
- sense a range of distances from the ultrasonic transducer using the ultrasonic transducer, the range having a minimum distance based upon the approximate distance;
- and
- monitor a heart rate of the fetal heart using ultrasonic echo signals from the range.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a non-transient computer-readable medium containing computer-readable code to direct a processor to:
- determine an approximate distance between an ultrasonic transducer and the fetal heart;
- sense a range of distances from the ultrasonic transducer using the ultrasonic transducer, the range having a minimum distance based upon the approximate distance;
- and
- monitor a heart rate of the fetal heart using ultrasonic echo signals from the range.
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