COMPOSITE MANUAL AND AUTOMATED FETAL ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS
A composite manual and automated fetal strip analysis system is disclosed. A computer is configured to receive at least one of a signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and a signal indicative of uterine activity and automatically detect a pre-determined pattern. A user interface allows a user to manually alter results of the automatic detection.
1 . A system comprising:
a computer comprising a software program configured to normalize gaps in at least one of a signal indicative of a physiological parameter of a fetus and a signal indicative of uterine activity; and
a display whereon said software program is configured to display at least one of said signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and said signal indicative of uterine activity.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a user interface configured to allow a user to choose a time segment of at least one of said signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and said signal indicative of uterine activity for analysis.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein said user interface is configured to allow a user to initiate automatic detection of a pre-determined pattern from at least one of said signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and said signal indicative of uterine activity.
4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein said pre-determined pattern is defined by a National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) guideline.
5 . The system of claim 3 wherein results of said automatic detection are displayed on said display.
6 . The system of claim 5 wherein said user interface is configured to allow a user to manually alter said results of said automatic detection.
7 . The system of claim 6 wherein said software program is configured to allow a user to save said altered results of said automatic detection in an electronic database.
8 . A system comprising:
a fetal monitoring system configured to capture at least one of a signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and a signal indicative of uterine activity;
a computer configured to communicate with said fetal monitoring system, said computer comprising a software program configured to normalize gaps in at least one of a signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and a signal indicative of uterine activity;
a display, whereon said software program is configured to display at least one of said signal indicative of said physiological parameter of said fetus and said signal indicative of said uterine activity; and
a user interface configured to communicate with said computer, said user interface configured to allow a user to initiate automatic detection of a pre-determined pattern from at least one of said signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and said signal indicative of uterine activity.
9 . The system of claim 8 wherein said user interface is configured to allow a user to initiate automatic detection of a pre-determined pattern from at least one of said normalized signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and said normalized signal indicative of uterine activity.
10 . The system of claim 8 wherein said user interface is configured to allow a user to manually alter said results of said automatic detection.
11 . The system of claim 10 wherein said software program is configured to allow said user to save said altered results of said automatic detection in an electronic database.
12 . A system comprising:
means for initiating automatic detection of a pre-determined pattern from at least one of a signal indicative of said physiological parameter of a fetus and a signal indicative of uterine activity;
means for displaying results of said automatic detection of said pre-determined pattern;
means for allowing a user to manually alter said results of said automatic detection; and
means for allowing a user to save said altered results of said automatic detection in an electronic database.