Flexible grasping device

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1988-06-21

1989-10-24

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

A61B 1742

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048754820

ABSTRACT:
A device is disclosed comprising a stretchable cylindrical net-like structure and at least one guide ring for partial placement over a fetus. The cylindrical net-like structure is formed such that as force is applied along its longitudinal axis, the length of the cylindrical structure is increased while the diameter of such cylindrical structure is decreased. The guide ring is expandable for passage therethrough of the fetal head and has an at rest diameter between that of the fetal neck and the fetal head.

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