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US 2015/0087932 A1Published application
Monitoring a condition of a subject
AssigneeEarlysense Ltd.
InventorsAvner HALPERIN, Arkadi Averboukh, Yosef GROSS
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described, included a method for detecting uterine contractions in a pregnant woman. The method includes sensing motion of the woman without contacting the woman, generating a signal corresponding to the sensed motion, and analyzing the signal to detect presence of labor contractions. Other applications are also described.
Claims13
1-38. (canceled)
A method for detecting uterine contractions in a pregnant woman, the method comprising:
- sensing motion of the woman without contacting the woman and generating a signal corresponding to the sensed motion;
- and
- analyzing the signal to detect presence of labor contractions.
Apparatus for detecting uterine contractions in a pregnant woman, the apparatus comprising:
- at least one motion sensor configured to detect motion of the woman without contacting the woman and generate at least one signal corresponding to the detected motion;
- and
- a signal analyzer configured to analyze the at least one signal to detect a presence of labor contractions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.