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This genius baby vacuum was invented by a car mechanic. According to the New York Times, 10 percent of the 137 million babies born worldwide every year suffer from birth-related consequences.  The Odón Device aims to fix that.



Jorge Odón wasn't thinking about a baby vacuum when he created it. It all started when he was watching a YouTube video (above) on hwo to extract a rogue cork from an empty bottle of wine. He then claims the idea came to him in a dream, so he rushed to the kitchen, stuffed his daughter's doll into a glass jar and pulled it back out with a fabric bag as his prototype.

The doll, unscathed, and Odón went on to win the prestigious endorsement of the World Health Organization. A medical technology company now wants to license his baby bag for real life production.

Usually in obstructed labor situations, the best option includes a caesarian. But if that gets ruled out then using large clamps or suction cups are used to pull the baby out.



Dr. Mario Merialdi, he W.H.O.'s chief coordinator for improving maternal and perinatal health, was one of the first to endorse the Odón Device.
This problem needed someone like Jorge. An obstetrician would have tried to improve the forceps or the vacuum extractor, but obstructed labor needed a mechanic. And 10 years ago, this would not have been possible. Without YouTube, he never would have seen the video.
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