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Apparatus for Assisting ChildbirthThe invention consists of novel, scissors-like forceps in combination with optical monitoring hardware for measuring the extraction forces on a fetal head. The novel features of the forceps together with knowledge of real time forces on the fetal head enable a user to make a much safer delivery for mother and baby.
Document ID
19980032332
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Smeltzer, Stanley S., III (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Lawson, Seth W. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL United States)
Date Acquired
August 18, 2013
Publication Date
July 22, 1997
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
Patent Number: NASA-Case-MFS-28973-1
Patent Number: US-Patent-5,649,934
Patent Application Number: US-Patent-Appl-SN-351862
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
NASA-Case-MFS-28973-1|US-Patent-5,649,934
Patent Application
US-Patent-Appl-SN-351862

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