Intrauterine fetal EKG-oximetry cable apparatus
OwnerTed J. Guntherinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus including an organization to process signals regarding information to pulse rate and oxygen saturation of arterial blood flow in a fetus. The organization includes guide cable including sensors mounted to a housing, wherein the housing includes an adhesive plate, and the adhesive plate includes a central fetal scalp electrode directed orthogonally and outwardly relative to the fetal scalp between the first and second sensors. The first and second sensors are directed to provide information regarding oxygen saturation and pulse rate readings, while the fetal scalp electrode is directed to an EKG monitoring station.
Claims4
An intrauterine fetal EKG-oximetry cable apparatus comprising,
- an elongate, flexible guide tube, the guide tube formed of an impermeable polymeric material, including a first end and a second end, the first end including a housing of a generally parallelepiped configuration fixedly and orthogonally mounted at the first end of the guide tube, the mounting housing mounting the first end at a rear face of the mounting housing, and the mounting housing including a forward face, with the forward face orthogonally oriented relative to connection of the guide tube at the rear face, and
- the forward face including a first red optical sensor cooperative with a second LED sensor directed through the forward face, and
- the first sensor and the second sensor including a respective first communication cable and second communication cable directed through the guide tube, and
- a resilient elastomeric connector mounted to the second end of the guide tube, with the resilient connector including the first communication cable and the second communication cable directed therethrough adapted for mounting to oximetry analyzing apparatus, and
- an adhesive plate surface contiguous with and mounted in surrounding relationship to the first sensor and the second sensor on the housing forward face.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.