METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING CHILDBIRTH PROCESS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: medicine; medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: method involves following childbirth process by fixing position data transmitter on mother pelvis bone in a known point defined in advance, controlling the data transmitter position in three-dimensional space relative to a reference point controlling position of fetus part relative to the known point on mother pelvis. The fetus part position is optionally indicated by means of the like data transmitter or by displaying images. Other state parameters like obliteration degree, uterine cervix opening degree, and uterus position are controllable in the like manner. The device has position data transmitter to be attached to predefined point on mother pelvis bones, computer for processing output signals and output device controlled by the computer for making data output describing fetus part position relative to predefined point on mother pelvis bones. EFFECT: high accuracy in detecting critical states in childbirth process. 36 cl, 9 dwg _