Pelvic Lift
Problem: Emergency department clinicians require a better way to support patients during pelvic exams to improve exam effectiveness and patient comfort while reducing bio-waste.
Solution: Our AHRQ-funded team at Stanford Medicine worked with ED doctors at The University of Arizona to develop a reusable pelvic exam cushion for patients.
Stanford Medicine | Stanford, CA | AHRQ-Funded | 2019
What are pelvic exams used for?
Malignancy (cervical, ovarian, uterine, vaginal or vulvar)
Infections (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, warts, candidiasis, bacterial vaginosis)
Other pathology: atrophic vaginitis, cervical polyps, uterine prolapse,fibroids, etc.
Prior to the provision of hormonal contraception
As part of the Well-Woman exam
30.02 million pelvic examinations are performed in the US every year
We estimate that half of these exams happen without an OB/GYNbed with stirrups
Obstetric tables cost approximately $10K-$12K
The Pelvic Lift Product was made possible by The Stanford Medical School Department of Pediatrics and The Center For Advanced Pediatric and Perinatal Education (CAPE), which is a simulation lab affiliated with Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford University. AHRQ Grant #P30HS023506 PIs: Neonatologists Henry Lee, MD and Louis Halamek, MD
Design Team: Doug Schwandt, MSE, Jules Sherman, MFA, Richard Amini, MD Daniel Beskind, MD
Patent: US 8,973,188
