US Patent Issued on Aug. 25 for "First twin cervical dilation system and method" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,465, issued on Aug. 25.

"First twin cervical dilation system and method" was invented by Stephen W. Thompson (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An active labor assistant system includes a cervix, vaginal, vaginal introitus (entire birth canal) dilator. The birth canal dilator includes a shaft extending along a longitudinal axis. The shaft defines a passageway. A balloon includes a proximal end coupled to the shaft and a distal end that is coaxial with the longitudinal axis. The balloon defines a chamber that is in communication with the passageway. The shaft is configured to be coupled to an inflation source to move an infl...