Jorge Odón

Jorge Ernesto Odón (born ) is an Argentine inventor. Born in Colón, Buenos Aires, and of Syrian descent, Odón worked as an automobile mechanic in Lanús, Argentina. He ran a wheel balancing and alignment centre while simultaneously developing ideas for mechanical innovations in the automotive sector, inventions for which he holds a number of patents. The invention and its associated procedures were conceived to assist with difficult childbirth. It is intended to be less hazardous and invasive than vacuum extraction or the use of obstetrical forceps.

Odón's invention was inspired by a YouTube video of a party trick that uses an inflated plastic bag to remove a cork trapped inside of a wine bottle.

In complicated deliveries, the device is positioned against the baby's scalp and the lubricated sleeve is gently inserted around the baby's head.