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US 2013/0158563 A1Published application
Article and Method for Assisting Cesarean Section Delivery
AssigneeWinfield Scott Anderson, JR.
InventorDiana Madden Adams
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Abstract
In order to assist in a cesarean section delivery of a human fetus, an elongated, flexible member having a pocket centrally located is used by the surgeon by placing it under the head of the fetus. The ends of the planar member remain outside of uterus and are pulled in order to help the surgeon guide and dislodge the head of the fetus and to position the fetus so that the head can be flexed through the uterine incision and the fetus delivered.
Claims20
An article for assisting a cesarean section delivery, comprising:
- an elongated, flexible planar member;
- and
- a pocket centrally located on the planar member, wherein the pocket is adapted to fit a hand, and wherein the pocket comprises an opening for inserting the hand into the pocket of the article.
A method for cesarean section delivery, comprising:
- inserting a center portion of an elongated, flexible planar member through an uterine incision, wherein end portions of the planar member remain outside of the uterine incision;
- placing the center portion of the planar member under a head of a fetus;
- and
- pulling on the end portions of the planar member to move the head of the fetus and facilitate delivery of the fetus through the uterine incision.
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A method for cesarean section delivery, comprising:
- inserting a center portion of an elongated, flexible planar member through a uterine incision, wherein end portions of the planar member remain outside of the uterine incision;
- placing the center portion of the planar member under the head of a fetus;
- and
- delivering the fetus through the uterine incision, wherein the center portion of the planar member is under the head of the fetus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.