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US 2010/0305578 A1Published application
Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods
AssigneeCooperSurgical, Inc.
InventorsRobert D. Auerbach, Peter K. Arneson, Charles Sherts
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Abstract
A uterine manipulator tip includes a finger and an expandable member. The finger is configured to be confined within a cervix. The expandable member is carried by the finger and is configured to engage a cervical canal between an internal cervical os and an external cervical os of the cervix.
Claims25
A uterine manipulator tip comprising:
- a finger configured to extend within a cervix of a uterus;
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- an expandable member carried by the finger and configured to engage a cervical canal between an internal cervical os and an external cervical os of the cervix.
A uterine manipulator comprising:
- a uterine manipulator handle;
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- a manipulator tip configured to be coupled to the handle, the manipulator tip comprising:
- a finger configured to extend within a cervix of a uterus;
- and
- an expandable member carried by the finger and configured to engage a cervical canal between an internal cervical os and an external cervical os of the cervix.
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A method comprising:
- inserting a uterine manipulator comprising a manipulator handle and a manipulator tip into a vaginal cavity such that a finger of the manipulator tip extends into a cervix of a uterus;
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- expanding an expandable member carried by the finger, thereby causing the expandable member to engage a cervical canal between an internal cervical os and an external cervical os of the cervix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.