Surgery – Instruments – External pressure applicator
Patent
1996-05-29
1998-07-21
Buiz, Michael
Surgery
Instruments
External pressure applicator
606202, 1281181, A61B 1700
Patent
active
057828563
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to an obsterical pneumogirdle having a body formed by a front section and a back section between which an inflatable chamber is placed. When inflated, the chamber remains located exactly over the front wall of a pregnant woman's abdomen, in such a way that appropriate intermittent pressure may be exerted over the patient's womb. This obstertrical pneumogirdle also comprises a monitor, a manometer a pneumatic electronic control system, an inlet for oxygen or air, a pressure adjustment knob, cables for electric feeding, a hose for pressure monitoring, a plurality of girdle braces, a switch to start or stop the system's operation, an air hose and switch to start or stop air flow is interconnected to an air pump, and devices to fasten the girdle to the patient's body. All these components are disposed in such a way to make the air injection possible as well as the regulation of pressure, and further, to procure a safe, calm and efficient childbirth.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1982505 (1934-11-01), Emerson
patent: 3825008 (1974-07-01), Shook
patent: 5383894 (1995-01-01), Dye
Brown Laurence R.
Buiz Michael
Truong Kevin
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