IN THE NEWS
A new device could prevent more than 3,500 babies a year from suffering wounds when they are born by caesarean section ...
CLINICAL BENEFITS
At a documented risk of 1.5 – 3.0%, this translates to up to 45,000 newborns that experience some level of laceration injury related to the c-section surgical procedure…
Features




C SAFE
Reduces the risk of nicks or cuts to fetus
during cesarean section procedures
No exposed blade facing the fetus
Specially designed tip offering further protection during the incision process
Designed to cut up and away from fetus
Safety features for physicians and surgical team
Design produces cleaner cuts promoting better healing

"My sister had her face cut by a surgeon through an emergency c-section. She is scarred for life, she has a 3inch scar running down from the side of her eye."
"I don't care about the money. Nothing can help the feeling you get every time you look at your baby's face and see a huge scar. It is so hard to deal with."
“There was a girl on BOTB when I was PG with Mia who had that happen. Dr. cut her daughter's forehead. And I was friends with twin girls in HS - one of them had a 2" scar on her cheek from the C-section. She was a pretty girl.”
Parents Traumas
Fetal lacerations at c-section
Fetal lacerations occurred in 1•5% of caesarean sections carried out in our institution. the incidence was independent of type of caesarean section, fetal presentation, cervical dilatation, presence of intact membranes or operator grade. We advocate that this complication should be included in the preoperative counselling of all patients undergoing caesarean sections.
Laceration injury at Cesarean
Conclusions: Laceration injury to the infant during Cesarean section is associated with a laboring uterus. This is an important complication that should be part of preoperative counselling and should be documented appropriately when it occurs.
Fetal Laceration Injury at Cesarean
Objective: To investigate the incidence of fetal laceration injury in cesarean delivery.
Results: There were 904 cesarean deliveries performed during the study period; of these, 896 neonatal records (98.4%) were available for review. Seventeen laceration injuries were recorded (1.9%). The incidence of laceration appeared higher when the indication for cesarean was nonvertex (6.0% versus 1.4%, P = .02). One of 17 (5.9%) maternal records indicated the presence of the laceration of the fetus.
Journals / Articles






ANIMATION - CSafe in use
About C SAFE
A Unique and Specialized Medical Device for Safer Cesarean Sections. SO SIMPLE SO BRILLIANT !
News
AMERICAN PREGNANCY ASSOCIATION
Risks and Complications for the Baby:
"Fetal injury: Very rarely, the baby may be nicked or cut during the incision (on average, 1 or 2 babies per 100 will be cut during the surgery)."
ALLNURSES.COM
Babies cut during c-sections?
"I've seen it twice. Unfortunately one was a stat c/s and some how the babies temporal artery was cut. That was a bad scene with a bad outcome."
MAYO CLINIC
Risks to your baby include:
"Surgical injury. Although rare, accidental nicks to the baby's skin can occur during surgery."
Dr. Greenberg Product Reviews
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Design/Functionality/Value (Highest rating)
C Safe Device
Reduces the Risk to the Fetus
During Cesarean Section Procedures
Cesarean Sections Anually
25 - 38% C-sections in US
1.5 million and growing

INNOVATION
“C SAFE is another example of a truly simple device that someone should have thought of sooner but didn’t”
PATIENT SAFETY
“C SAFE won me over. With all the wasted money we throw at the sacred altar of Patient Safety, this product actually makes sense and is worth the marginal cost. I think it is time we made newborn lacerations a “never” event and C SAFE is one tool to get us there.”
DESIGN/FUNCTIONALITY
“In trial use during a cesarean delivery, C SAFE worked exactly as expected. Push the blunted plastic tip through the uterus, nend your hand, push the device, and voila – a hysterotomy with almost no laceration risk to the baby”
MedReviews
Editor Dr. JAMES A. GREENBERG, MD Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Faulkner Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA...
Dr. Hector Chapa
Introducing C SAFE: Making Cesarean Sections a Bit More Baby Friendly ...
MedReviews
Editor JAMES A. GREENBERG, MD
Brigham and Woman’s Hospital, Faulkner Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
[Rev Obstet Gynecol. In press.]