The use of a vacuum device to assist delivery was first attempted by James Yonge1in 1706, who attached a “cupping glass” to the fetal scalp by creating suction with an air pump. Simpson,2in Edinburgh, constructed a more practical suction instrument. His invention consisted of a pump that terminated in a metal cup over which a layer of leather was fitted. A double-valved piston pump working back and forth created the necessary vacuum.
Locatelli, A., Pintucci, A. (2017). Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery. In J. Apuzzio, A.M. Vintzileos, V. Berghella, J.R. Alvarez-Perez (a cura di), Operative Obstetrics, 4E (pp. 317-332). CRC Press [10.1201/9781315382739].
Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery
Locatelli, A;Pintucci, A
2017
Abstract
The use of a vacuum device to assist delivery was first attempted by James Yonge1in 1706, who attached a “cupping glass” to the fetal scalp by creating suction with an air pump. Simpson,2in Edinburgh, constructed a more practical suction instrument. His invention consisted of a pump that terminated in a metal cup over which a layer of leather was fitted. A double-valved piston pump working back and forth created the necessary vacuum.
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