Device for extracting elements from a cavity and method of operation

A method for operating a birth assist device in a Caesarean Section comprising;

• providing a birth assist device comprising:
• a birth assist device comprising:
• an open-ended sleeve;
• an inflatable chamber in a distal end of the open-ended sleeve;
• a pressure device fluidically coupled to the inflatable chamber;
• a handle affixed to a proximal end of the open-ended sleeve;
• and
• a hand guide configured to receive a portion of a hand of an operator at an outer perimeter of a distal end of the open-ended sleeve;
• providing positive pressure in the inflatable chamber with the pressure device;
• inserting at least one finger from one hand into the hand guide;
• guiding the open-ended sleeve over a portion of a head of a fetus accessed through an incision in a mother's womb;
• inflating the inflatable chamber;
• and
• guiding the fetus from the womb through the incision with the head of the fetus secured by the inflatable chamber.