Device for assisting childbirth
AssigneeRELAXBIRTH Oy
InventorEija Pessinen
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Abstract
A device for assisting parturition, which device can be used to practice delivery, in birth training, in delivery, and in post natal and other rehabilitation. The device includes a body part and a seat part for the woman in labor. In the seat part there is a cut-out for the exit of the baby. The seat part is connected to the frame part, and in the device there are support elements which the woman in labor can grip, and on which she can lean in various delivery positions. The seat part is attached to the body in such a way that the cut-out faces away from the body and the elements for attaching to the body are between the body and the seat part. The seat part can be turned laterally relative to the body.
Claims18
A device for assisting parturition, which device comprises:
- at least one body part,
- a seat part for the parturient, in which seat part there is a cut-out for the exit of the baby,
- elements connecting the seat part to the body part,
- a back rest for the parturient, and
- at least one set of support elements, which the parturient can grip, including an annular gripping handle surrounding the back rest and a transverse gripping bar extending horizontally across the annular gripping handle,
- wherein
- the seat part is connected to the body part in such a way that the cut-out faces away from the body part and the elements for connecting to the body part are between the body part and the seat part, and
- the seat part can be turned laterally relative to the body part around at least one axis of rotation to the side from an operating position and turning of the seat part will also facilitate transferring the parturient on a bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.