Surgery – Instruments – Obstetric or gynecological instruments
Patent
1997-08-15
1998-10-06
Dawson, Glenn K.
Surgery
Instruments
Obstetric or gynecological instruments
606151, 606167, A61B 1742, A61B 1708, A61B 1732
Patent
active
058171037
ABSTRACT:
An obstetrical combined disinfectant, clamp, cutter and containment system for umbilical cords, being housed in a comprehensive unit and having increased efficiency in the area of motion saving and exposure to infectious organisms during the birthing process and when exposure to infectious organisms is undesirable. A housing contains three umbilical clamps as part of the overall housing of the unit and two pair of serrated, cutting blades incorporated into the housing by way of bonding to the housing structure of the unit. After the baby's umbilical cord is placed horizontally in the unit, the disinfectant makes contact with the cutting sites of the umbilical cord, followed by the closing of the unit, simultaneously clamping and cutting the cord, whereafter the unit is twisted at the perforated midpoint, separating the fetal umbilical stump from the maternal end of the umbilical cord. Following separation, both maternal and infant cord ends remain in a clean environment, being totally enclosed in individual compartments. The maternal portion of the device is easily discarded after expulsion of the placenta. The infant's unit will remain in place from five to seven (5-7) days, at which point the cord gradually atrophies and the unit falls off.
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Dawson Glenn K.
Pugh C. Emmett
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