公开(公告)号：US20240206842A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18272240

申请日：2022-01-10

Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.

Inventor： PALLAVI VAJINEPALLI ,  RAVINDRANATH RADHAKRISHNAN ,  HANSJOERG GEYWITZ ,  KARTHIK KRISHNAN ,  NITESH KAUSHAL ,  CELINE FIRTION ,  HOA PHAM

IPC: A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC classification number: A61B8/02 ,  A61B8/4254 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B8/4488

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a heartbeat of a fetus comprises a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions, and a processor configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions. The set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: i) obtain ultrasound image data from an ultrasound transducer, ii) determine a location of the heart of the fetus in the ultrasound image data, iii) send a message to the ultrasound transducer to instruct the ultrasound transducer to switch to a Doppler mode, wherein the determined location of the heart of the fetus is used to set the target location of the Doppler mode, and iv) monitor the heartbeat of the fetus using ultrasound data obtained in the Doppler mode.