Apparatus for treating a portion of a reproductive system and related methods of use
AssigneeGyrus ACMI, Inc.
InventorsRoger M. Brecheen, John H. Koehler
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Abstract
A medical device for performing a surgical procedure may include an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The medical device may also include a handle connected to the proximal end of the elongate member, an end effector assembly connected to the distal end of the elongate member, and a cutting device configured to extend from the end effector assembly, wherein the cutting device has a retracted configuration in which the cutting device is withdrawn into the end effector assembly and a deployed configuration in which the cutting device extends from the end effector assembly.
Claims33
A medical device for performing a surgical procedure, the medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween;
- a cup connected to the distal end of the elongate member, the cup including a first wall and a second wall;
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- a cutting device configured to extend from the cup, the cutting device having (1) a retracted configuration in which a distal end of the cutting device is disposed between the first wall and the second wall without projecting longitudinally beyond either of the first wall or the second wall;
- and (2) a deployed configuration in which the distal end of the cutting device projects from between the first wall and the second wall thereby extending from the cup.
A method for performing a laparoscopic hysterectomy procedure, the method comprising:
- inserting a medical device into a vaginal canal of a patient, the medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween;
- a cup connected to the distal end of the elongate member, the cup including a first wall and a second wall;
- and
- a cutting device configured to extend from the cup, the cutting device having (1) a retracted configuration in which a distal end of the cutting device is disposed between the first wall and the second wall without projecting longitudinally beyond either of the first wall or the second wall;
- and (2) a deployed configuration in which the distal end of the cutting device projects from between the first wall and the second wall thereby extending from the cup;
- positioning the cup adjacent tissue associated with one of uterine or cervical tissues;
- deploying the cutting device;
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- creating an incision to excise at least a uterus of the patient from surrounding tissue.
A medical device for performing a surgical procedure, the medical device comprising:
- an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween;
- cup connected to the distal end of the elongate member, the cup including a first wall and a second wall;
- a cutting device configured to extend from the cup, the cutting device having a retracted configuration in which a distal end of the cutting device is disposed between the first wall and the second wall without projecting longitudinally beyond either of the first wall or the second wall;
- and (2) a deployed configuration in which the distal end of the cutting device projects from between the first wall and the second wall thereby extending from the cup;
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- an expandable member positioned on the elongate member at a location proximal of the cup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.