VACUUM DELIVERY EXTRACTOR

摘要

A delivery extractor for use with a vacuum suction source and at least one monitor in vacuum assisted deliveries. The extractor comprises a cup-shaped element and a tubular stem joined to the cup-shaped element and in pneumatic communication with the vacuum suction source. The extractor also includes at least one sensor positioned in the cup-shaped element so as to contact the scalp of a fetus when the head of the fetus is positioned in the cup-shaped element. The at least one sensor is in communication with the at least one monitor which monitors at least one physiological indicator of the well-being of the fetus during its transit through the birth canal. The invention also includes a system using the above extractor and a method for monitoring the well-being of a fetus when the fetus passes through the birth canal during vacuum assisted births.