Patents
US 10238362 B2: Integrated wearable device for detection of fetal heart rate and material uterine contractions with wireless communication capability
- Granted
- 2019-03-26
- Filed
- 2011-04-26 application 13094678
- Type
- Utility · 32 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A wearable patch is provided for use on the body which preferably comprises an ultrasound sensor array, a transmission system coupled to the ultrasound sensor array adapted to provide signal information for ultrasound transmission into the body, and a receiver system coupled to the ultrasound sensor array adapted to receive signal information from the reflected ultrasound signal received from the body. A control circuitry is coupled to the transmission system and the receiver system. The patch is preferably provided with a wireless communication system to permit external control and or communication. Applications range from diagnostics and monitoring, to rehabilitation and wound healing.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg190326.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARY AND MARY WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE 2 patents | US company or organization | Village of La Jolla, CA | GARY AND MARY WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state GARY AND MARY WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE, INC Federal lobbying client FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosa R. Lahiji | Augusta, GA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Masoud Roham | San Diego, CA | 16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mehran Mehregany | San Diego, CA | 31 | Person page FUZZY high confidence | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B8/4236 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61N | Electrotherapy; magnetotherapy; radiation therapy; ultrasound therapy | A61N7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-12-04 | Name change Change of name | GARY AND MARY WEST WIRELESS HEALTH INSTITUTE signed 2012-08-15 | GARY AND MARY WEST HEALTH INSTITUTE LA JOLLA, CA | 29403/686 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-11-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MEHREGANY, MEHRAN signed 2011-11-10 ROHAM, MASOUD signed 2011-11-10 LAHIJI, ROSA R. signed 2011-11-13 | WEST WIRELESS HEALTH INSTITUTE LA JOLLA, CA | 27253/31 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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