Uterine Manipulators and Related Components and Methods
AssigneeCooperSurgical, Inc.
InventorsJames R. Parys, Daniel Giardina
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Abstract
A uterine manipulator includes a shaft configured to be inserted into a cervix and a colpotomizer assembly configured to move along the shaft. The shaft includes multiple ruler markings printed along a portion of the shaft. The colpotomizer assembly includes a sleeve that includes a rotatable locking member configured to compress the shaft in a manner that locks the colpotomizer assembly in position along the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed against the shaft. The rotatable locking member includes a cam roller configured to compress the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed towards the shaft.
Claims40
A uterine manipulator, comprising:
- a shaft configured to be inserted into a cervix, the shaft comprising a plurality of ruler markings printed along a portion of the shaft;
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- a colpotomizer assembly configured to move along the shaft, the colpotomizer assembly comprising a sleeve that comprises a rotatable locking member configured to compress the shaft in a manner that locks the colpotomizer assembly in position along the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed against the shaft, the rotatable locking member comprising a cam roller configured to compress the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed towards the shaft.
A colpotomizer assembly configured to move along a shaft of a uterine manipulator, the colpotomizer assembly comprising a sleeve that comprises a rotatable locking member configured to compress the shaft in a manner that locks the colpotomizer assembly in position along the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed against the shaft, the rotatable locking member comprising a cam roller configured to compress the shaft when the rotatable locking member is depressed towards the shaft.
A method of adjusting a uterine manipulator, comprising:
- moving a colpotomizer sleeve of the uterine manipulator to a predetermined position along a shaft of the uterine manipulator;
- depressing a rotatable locking member of the colpotomizer sleeve towards the shaft;
- compressing the shaft with the rotatable locking member of the colpotomizer sleeve to lock the colpotomizer sleeve at the predetermined location;
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- confirming an accuracy of the position of the colpotomizer sleeve by visualizing a ruler marking printed along the shaft using a magnification lens of the rotatable locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.