Kiwi OmniCup Vacuum Extractor
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The Kiwi OmniCup Vacuum Extractor is a low profile, Malmstrom-design cup with a thin flexible suction tube through which passes a traction wire that is attached to the centre of the dome of the cup. With its most modern technology and user-friendly approach Kiwi OmniCup has revolutionized the vacuum assisted delivery procedures in Pakistan. Kiwi OmniCup is:
- Simple
- Versatile
- Unique
- Ergonomic
- Flexible
The efficacy of a new vacuum extraction device, the Kiwi OmniCup, and its effects on mothers and infants were tested in a study of 18 nonrotational and 32 rotational vacuum assisted deliveries. Forty-nine (98%) of the extractions resulted in successful vaginal births. Autorotation of the fetal head when the occiput was transverse or posterior was achieved in 31 (97%) of 32 vacuum procedures. The high success rates recorded for both vaginal delivery and autorotation of the fetal head was largely attributable to the fact that flexing cup applications were achieved in 90% of the vacuum attempts. There were no cases of serious maternal trauma or clinically significant neonatal injuries. Two infants had cephalhaematomas and one infant developed a small subgaleal haemorrhage following a difficult delivery which resolved rapidly without complications. It was concluded that the OmniCup is an efficient and safe vacuum device for assisted vaginal delivery provided it is used correctly and appropriately.
Essentially, all vacuum extraction devices consist of a cup made of soft or rigid material which can be attached to the fetal scalp, a vacuum pump that provides suction for the cup's attachment and a traction system that allows the operator to assist the mother with the birth. Consistently good results with the vacuum extractor, however, depend upon achieving correct applications of the cup on the fetal scalp1. Unfortunately, the design of many of the cups currently in use makes it difficult and sometimes impossible to achieve a correct cup application when the fetal head is malpositioned, particularly when deflexion and asynclitism are present2. The Kiwi OmniCup Vacuum Delivery SystemTM (Clinical Innovations Inc., Murray, Utah) is a new vacuum extraction device that incorporates Bird's 'posterior cup' concept3 which should make the cup suitable for use not only in occipitoanterior positions but also in transverse and posterior positions of the occiput. The primary objectives of the present study were to evaluate the efficacy of the OmniCup for rotational and nonrotational vacuum delivery and to assess the maternal and fetal effects of the device in clinical practice.