A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors
In this paper, a new approach for the periodical testing and the functionality evaluation of a fetal heart rate monitor device based on ultrasound principle is proposed. The design and realization of the device are presented, together with the description of its features and functioning tests. In th...
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| author | Daniele Bibbo Tomas Klinkovsky Marek Penhaker Petr Kudrna Lukas Peter Martin Augustynek Vladimír Kašík Jan Kubicek Ali Selamat Martin Cerny Daniel Bielcik |
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| description | In this paper, a new approach for the periodical testing and the functionality evaluation of a fetal heart rate monitor device based on ultrasound principle is proposed. The design and realization of the device are presented, together with the description of its features and functioning tests. In the designed device, a relay element, driven by an electric signal that allows switching at two specific frequencies, is used to simulate the fetus and the mother’s heartbeat. The simulator was designed to be compliant with the standard requirements for accurate assessment and measurement of medical devices. The accuracy of the simulated signals was evaluated, and it resulted to be stable and reliable. The generated frequencies show an error of about 0.5% with respect to the nominal one while the accuracy of the test equipment was within ±3% of the test signal set frequency. This value complies with the technical standard for the accuracy of fetal heart rate monitor devices. Moreover, the performed tests and measurements show the correct functionality of the developed simulator. The proposed equipment and testing respect the technical requirements for medical devices. The features of the proposed device make it simple and quick in testing a fetal heart rate monitor, thus providing an efficient way to evaluate and test the correlation capabilities of commercial apparatuses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3eb2421caa643c9931e73a39c146fe12023-11-20T07:55:46ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-07-012015413910.3390/s20154139A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate MonitorsDaniele Bibbo0Tomas Klinkovsky1Marek Penhaker2Petr Kudrna3Lukas Peter4Martin Augustynek5Vladimír Kašík6Jan Kubicek7Ali Selamat8Martin Cerny9Daniel Bielcik10Department of Engineering, University of Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra, 62, 00146 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Biomedical Technology, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, nam. Sitna 3105, 272 01 Kladno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicMalaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicDepartment of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB—Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba, Czech RepublicIn this paper, a new approach for the periodical testing and the functionality evaluation of a fetal heart rate monitor device based on ultrasound principle is proposed. The design and realization of the device are presented, together with the description of its features and functioning tests. In the designed device, a relay element, driven by an electric signal that allows switching at two specific frequencies, is used to simulate the fetus and the mother’s heartbeat. The simulator was designed to be compliant with the standard requirements for accurate assessment and measurement of medical devices. The accuracy of the simulated signals was evaluated, and it resulted to be stable and reliable. The generated frequencies show an error of about 0.5% with respect to the nominal one while the accuracy of the test equipment was within ±3% of the test signal set frequency. This value complies with the technical standard for the accuracy of fetal heart rate monitor devices. Moreover, the performed tests and measurements show the correct functionality of the developed simulator. The proposed equipment and testing respect the technical requirements for medical devices. The features of the proposed device make it simple and quick in testing a fetal heart rate monitor, thus providing an efficient way to evaluate and test the correlation capabilities of commercial apparatuses.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/15/4139fetal heart ratecardiotocographdoppler effectheart movement simulatortests of medical devicefetal heart rate monitor device |
| spellingShingle | Daniele Bibbo Tomas Klinkovsky Marek Penhaker Petr Kudrna Lukas Peter Martin Augustynek Vladimír Kašík Jan Kubicek Ali Selamat Martin Cerny Daniel Bielcik A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors Sensors fetal heart rate cardiotocograph doppler effect heart movement simulator tests of medical device fetal heart rate monitor device |
| title | A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors |
| title_full | A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors |
| title_fullStr | A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors |
| title_full_unstemmed | A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors |
| title_short | A New Approach for Testing Fetal Heart Rate Monitors |
| title_sort | new approach for testing fetal heart rate monitors |
| topic | fetal heart rate cardiotocograph doppler effect heart movement simulator tests of medical device fetal heart rate monitor device |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/15/4139 |
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