ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,401, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to UNIVERSITE DE LILLE (Lille, France), CENTRALE LILLE INSTITUT (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France), CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE LILLE (Lille, France) and CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (Paris).

"Device for detecting a pressure, suitable for cooperating with the hand or an obstetrical instrument, in particular a cephalic spoon-associated obstetrical instrument, glove and assistance device" was invented by Julien De Jonckheere (Lille, France), Olivier Mayeur (Villeneuve D'Ascq, France), Franck Gaultier (Lille, France), Michel Cosson (Lille, France) and Chrystele Rubod (Lille, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S...