Patent ID: 9039714
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An obstetrical device for assisting a cesarean section delivery of a neonate having a fetal presenting part well seated within the mother's pelvis, said device comprising: a hollow tail having an internal lumen extending the length of the tail; and a hollow tongue-shaped head disposed on a distal end of the tail, the head comprising a sterile, non-collapsible, curved structure having a hollow neck portion and an elongated hollow tongue-shaped septum portion extending from the neck portion, the hollow neck portion and the hollow tongue-shaped septum portion defining an internal chamber of the head that is fluidly connected to the tail internal lumen, the tongue-shaped septum portion comprising: whereby air, via the tail internal lumen, the head internal chamber and the at least one aperture of the head, is drawn into the head and directed into the area of contact between the fetal presenting part and the at least one of the mother's vagina and cervix to release a suction formed between the fetal presenting part and the at least one of the mother's vagina and cervix so that the well seated fetal presenting part can be easily separated from the at least one of the vagina and the cervix.