Patent ID: 8308657

Claim:
An apparatus for collecting amniotic fluid from the uterus, comprising: an amniotic fluid collecting bag configured to be positioned at a lower end of the external orifice of the cervix so as to collect the amniotic fluid from the uterus through the external orifice of the cervix; and an amniotic fluid collecting unit configured to bring the amniotic fluid collecting bag into contact with the lower end of the external orifice of the cervix, wherein the amniotic fluid collecting bag includes a mouth, the mouth being folded at a predetermined length at an upper end thereof so as to be in contact with the lower end of the external orifice of the cervix, wherein the amniotic fluid collecting unit includes a cylindrical contact guide, which extends from a handle having an O-ring shape in one direction, and where the mouth is configured to be expanded by the contact guide so as to be in contact with the lower end of the external orifice of the cervix.