Patents by Inventor Edwin William Hander

Edwin William Hander has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of measuring fetal head orientation, position, and velocity and providing feedback to mother and doctor
    Patent number: 8292831
    Abstract: A method is described to provide real-time fetal position, movement velocity, and head orientation feedback to professional medical staff and delivering mothers. Using this feedback, the mother can be apprised of how effective her pushing is moving the baby through the birth canal. Medical staff can use this feedback to assess fetal head orientation and determine location of the baby in the birth canal. The feedback device consists of metrology devices mounted on a fetal scalp electrode, a data acquisition method, software to interpret the metrology signals, and feedback hardware for doctors and the mother.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: OB Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Merlin Bardett Fausett, Jonathan William Hander, Edwin William Hander
  • METHOD OF MEASURING FETAL HEAD ORIENTATION, POSITION, AND VELOCITY AND PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO MOTHER AND DOCTOR
    Publication number: 20100185122
    Abstract: A method is described to provide real-time fetal position, movement velocity, and head orientation feedback to professional medical staff and delivering mothers. Using this feedback, the mother can be apprised of how effective her pushing is moving the baby through the birth canal. Medical staff can use this feedback to assess fetal head orientation and determine location of the baby in the birth canal. The feedback device consists of metrology devices mounted on a fetal scalp electrode, a data acquisition method, software to interpret the metrology signals, and feedback hardware for doctors and the mother.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: OB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Merlin Bardett Fausett, Jonathan William Hander, Edwin William Hander