Patent ID: 9125687
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An amniotic fluid collector comprising: a receiving member comprising an aperture formed on only one side in a direction of insertion into the vagina of the pregnant woman, and a receiving compartment connected to the aperture to receive the amniotic fluid; and a positioning portion for positioning the receiving member inside the vagina; a grip tube connected to the receiving member to cause the aperture of the receiving member, inserted into the vagina, to be brought into a close contact with a top of the vagina and also to exert a withdrawal force to remove the receiving member from the vagina; and a guide member with hardness to be inserted in the grip tube in order to apply an insertion force to insert the receiving member into the vagina, wherein the amniotic fluid collector is insertable into a vagina of a pregnant woman to collect amniotic fluid from a uterus of the pregnant woman; the positioning portion comprises an expandable member which surrounds a top of a side surface of the receiving member and which is expandable upon injection of an injection material into the expandable member, to securely urge against an inner surface of the vagina and secure the receiving member in position; and the receiving member has a funnel shaped structure, wherein the expandable member surrounds the funnel shaped structure and the top of the side surface of the receiving member.