Patent ID: 7014642

Claim:
An obstetrical forceps system for assisting in the delivery of a fetus, said system comprising: an obstetrical forceps having a first member, said first member having a blade end, a shank, and a handle end, wherein said handle end is equipped with a detachably disposed first handle grip assembly; and a second member, said second member having a blade end, a shank, and a handle end, wherein said handle end is equipped with a detachably disposed second handle grip assembly; wherein said first member and said second members are mutually connected by means of a sliding lock disposed between said blade ends and said handle ends; a means for electronically measuring the traction forces exerted on a fetal head, wherein said means is disposed in at least one of said first handle grin assembly and said second handle grip assembly; and a means for transmitting a signal representative of measured traction forces.