Wireless vacuum extraction monitoring
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1. A device for recording a pressure produced by a vacuum extraction device, the vacuum extraction device enabled to couple to a fetus via a suction device, comprising:
- a wireless communication system comprising a receiver in a monitor, the monitor being enabled to record a detected pressure;
a pressure detection device comprising a transmitter, the pressure detection device adapted to couple to a cavity of a vacuum extraction device for use with fetal extraction, such that the pressure detection device is enabled to detect a pressure in the cavity;
the pressure detection device further adapted to communicate a detected vacuum pressure to the monitor via the transmitter;
the vacuum extraction device being adapted to produce a vacuum therein via hand-actuation; and
the vacuum extraction device comprising a suction device being vacuum attachable to a scalp portion of a fetus.
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Abstract
The invention aids a person who is assisting with fetal extraction by monitoring and recording the pressure inside a vacuum device, and then passing this information wirelessly to a recording and/or displaying device.
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1. A device for recording a pressure produced by a vacuum extraction device, the vacuum extraction device enabled to couple to a fetus via a suction device, comprising:
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a wireless communication system comprising a receiver in a monitor, the monitor being enabled to record a detected pressure; a pressure detection device comprising a transmitter, the pressure detection device adapted to couple to a cavity of a vacuum extraction device for use with fetal extraction, such that the pressure detection device is enabled to detect a pressure in the cavity; the pressure detection device further adapted to communicate a detected vacuum pressure to the monitor via the transmitter; the vacuum extraction device being adapted to produce a vacuum therein via hand-actuation; and the vacuum extraction device comprising a suction device being vacuum attachable to a scalp portion of a fetus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A vacuum extraction device for aiding a person who is assisting with fetal extraction, comprising:
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a suction device that is enabled for vacuum attachment to a fetus; a pump that is capable of producing a vacuum pressure; a tubing that fluidly couples the suction device to the pump; a means for detecting a vacuum pressure comprising a transmitter coupled between the vacuum device and the suction device; and a means for automatically recording a vacuum pressure comprising a receiver communicatively coupled to the means for detecting a vacuum pressure. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method of aiding a person who is assisting with fetal extraction, comprising:
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attaching a suction device to a fetus by placing the vacuum device on the fetus and then inducing a vacuum pressure in the suction device; detecting the vacuum pressure; transmitting the detected pressure wirelessly; receiving the detected pressure wirelessly at a recording device; and automatically recording the vacuum pressure. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method of using a recording device to record a pressure in a vacuum extraction device, comprising:
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wirelessly coupling a recording device comprising a receiver to a vacuum extraction device comprising a transmitter; placing the vacuum extraction device on a fetus, the space between the fetus and the vacuum extraction device defining a pressure area in the vacuum extraction device, the vacuum extraction device adapted to couple to a fetus via a suction device; inducing a vacuum pressure in the pressure area by hand-actuating the vacuum extraction device; detecting the vacuum pressure in the pressure area to generate a vacuum pressure reading; wirelessly transmitting the vacuum pressure reading; wirelessly receiving the vacuum pressure reading; and recording the vacuum pressure reading to produce a record. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A vacuum extraction pump-attachable device that monitors a vacuum pressure in a vacuum extraction device, comprising:
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an adaptor enabled to attach to a pressure gauge receiver of a hand actuated vacuum extraction device, the vacuum extraction device comprising a suction device adapted to couple to a scalp portion of a fetus; a vacuum pressure detector secured in the adapter such that the vacuum pressure detector is exposed to an air cavity in the vacuum extraction device; and a transmitter coupled to the vacuum pressure detector, the transmitter enabled to transmit a wireless signal to a monitor having a receiver for recording a detected vacuum pressure.
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