VACUUM DELIVERY EXTRACTOR
First Claim
1. A delivery extractor for use with a vacuum suction source and at least one monitor in a vacuum assisted delivery, said extractor comprising:
- a cup-shaped element;
a tubular stem having a first end and a second end, said first end joined to said cup-shaped element and said second end in pneumatic communication with the vacuum suction source; and
at least one non-invasive, resilient sensor positioned on a sensor support, said sensor support compressible within said cup-shape element and movable therein in the direction of said tubular stem and said at least one sensor situated generally in the center of said cup-shaped element so as to be in continuous contact with the scalp of a fetus when the head of the fetus is positioned in said cup-shaped element and the vacuum suction source is activated, said at least one sensor in communication with the at least one monitor which monitors at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus during the transit of the fetus through the birth canal during a vacuum assisted delivery.
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Abstract
A delivery extractor for use with a vacuum suction source and at least one monitor in vacuum assisted deliveries. The extractor comprises a cup-shaped element and a tubular stem joined to the cup-shaped element and in pneumatic communication with the vacuum suction source. The extractor also includes at least one non-invasive sensor positioned on and in mechanical communication with a sensor support so as to continuously contact the scalp of a fetus when the head of the fetus is positioned in the cup-shaped element. The sensor support is compressible within the cup-shaped element. The at least one sensor is in communication with the at least one monitor which monitors at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus during its transit through the birth canal. The invention also includes a system and method for using the above extractor.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A delivery extractor for use with a vacuum suction source and at least one monitor in a vacuum assisted delivery, said extractor comprising:
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a cup-shaped element; a tubular stem having a first end and a second end, said first end joined to said cup-shaped element and said second end in pneumatic communication with the vacuum suction source; and at least one non-invasive, resilient sensor positioned on a sensor support, said sensor support compressible within said cup-shape element and movable therein in the direction of said tubular stem and said at least one sensor situated generally in the center of said cup-shaped element so as to be in continuous contact with the scalp of a fetus when the head of the fetus is positioned in said cup-shaped element and the vacuum suction source is activated, said at least one sensor in communication with the at least one monitor which monitors at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus during the transit of the fetus through the birth canal during a vacuum assisted delivery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for monitoring the condition of a fetus during the later stages of a vacuum assisted delivery, said system comprising:
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a delivery extractor comprising; a cup-shaped element; a tubular stem having a first end and a second end, said first end joined to said cup-shaped element; and at least one non-invasive, resilient sensor positioned on a sensor support, said sensor support compressible within said cup-shape element and movable therein in the direction of said tubular stem and said at least one sensor situated generally in the center of said cup-shaped element so as to be in continuous contact with the scalp of a fetus when the head of the fetus is positioned in said cup-shaped element and the vacuum suction source is activated; a vacuum suction source removably connectable with said second end of said tubular stem and in pneumatic communication with said cup-shaped element; and at least one monitor in communication with said at least one sensor and receiving signals therefrom, said at least one monitor monitoring at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus during the transit of the fetus through the birth canal during the later stages of a vacuum assisted delivery. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring the well-being of a fetus during a vacuum assisted delivery, said method comprising the steps of:
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placing a vacuum assisted delivery extractor on the head of a fetus as it enters the birth canal, thereby to position against the scalp of the fetus at least one non-invasive monitoring sensor for monitoring at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus; activating a vacuum suction source during the mother'"'"'s contractions for assisting movement of the fetus along the birth canal and to hold the monitoring sensor in sensory contact with the scalp of the fetus; and monitoring the at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus via the at least one non-invasive monitoring sensor as the fetus moves along the birth canal. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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