| abstract |
The invention relates to a medical device (400) for laying a catheter in an umbilical cord blood vessel of a newborn, wherein the medical device (400) has a longitudinal axis, a proximal and a distal end, and is equipped with a casing to surround a section of an umbilical cord. The medical device (400) has a first unit (100), which has a clamping device (10) to clamp the umbilical cord, and/or a second unit (200), which has a separating device (20) to cut the umbilical cord to form an umbilicus cut surface (42), and a third unit (300), which has a hook-in device (30) to spread open the umbilicus cut surface (42). |