Patent ID: 8486034

Claim:
A device for extracting and/or collecting biological fluid from a delivered placenta and/or umbilical cord, the device comprising: a compartment to contain and/or support the placenta and/or umbilical cord; a pressure application lid connectable to the compartment, the pressure application lid comprising at least one inlet interface to a pressure source, at least one inlet interface to a pressure gauge, and at least one outlet interface; and a biological fluid collection means; and a pressure transmitting means comprising a pressure pad having a variable thickness so as to radially distribute pressure across the placenta in a direction from a periphery of the placenta to a centre of the placenta, the pressure pad being preformed with a double concave surface to its downward or inward side across the pressure pad with an integral peripheral sealing ring protruding therefrom, and with a wall thickness that is thicker at outer regions than at centre regions.