Device and method for protecting a fetus from injury during umbilical cord prolapse
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorsQing Qing Wang, Parker Bassett, Jayton Buxkemper, Megan O'Keefe
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Abstract
A method of protecting a fetus from injury during umbilical cord prolapse includes delivering a device which includes a hollow sheath and a compliant portion partially or completely surrounding the hollow sheath into a vaginal canal of a patient. The device is maneuvered within the vaginal canal and/or cervical opening such that a prolapsed umbilical cord enters the hollow sheath. The device is then positioned within a uterus of the patient, such that a first face of the compliant portion contacts a fetus and a second face of the compliant portion contacts a wall of the uterus.
Claims20
A device for protecting a fetus from injury during umbilical cord prolapse, the device comprising:
- a hollow sheath configured to resist compressive forces and to contain part or all of a prolapsed umbilical cord;
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- a compliant portion partially or completely surrounding the hollow sheath, the compliant portion being configured to contact a fetus and a uterine wall without causing injury.
A method of protecting a fetus from injury during umbilical cord prolapse, the method comprising:
- delivering a device into a vaginal canal of a patient, the device comprising a hollow sheath and a compliant portion partially or completely surrounding the hollow sheath;
- maneuvering the device within the vaginal canal and/or cervical opening such that a prolapsed umbilical cord enters the hollow sheath;
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- positioning the device within a uterus of the patient, whereby a first face of the compliant portion contacts a fetus and a second face of the compliant portion contacts a wall of the uterus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.