POSTPARTUM UTERINE HEMORRHAGE DEVICE

An anti-hemorrhaging device includes an elongate body, a flexible looped segment, a shield, and an inflatable seal. The elongate body is configured to attach to a vacuum source. The flexible looped segment is attached to the elongate body includes a plurality of holes on an inner circumference thereof. The flexible looped segment is configured to be placed in a uterus. Activation of the vacuum source is configured to pull vacuum through the plurality of holes so as to collapse the uterus upon insertion of the elongate body into the uterus. The shield is folded around an exterior circumference of the looped portion and has edges that extend radially inwards relative to the flexible looped distal section. The shield is configured to prevent tissue from occluding the plurality of holes when vacuum is applied. The inflatable seal is attached to the elongate body and is configured to seal the uterus.