Apparatus, system and method for real-time endovaginal sonography guidance of intra-uterine, cervical and tubal procedures
AssigneeRontech Medical Ltd.
InventorRonnie Tepper
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Abstract
An apparatus for guidance and monitoring of intra-uterine, cervical and tubal procedures is described, The apparatus includes an assembly, including (a) an endovaginal ultrasound transducer being adapted for insertion into a portion of a patient's vagina so as to be positionable against a cervix of the patient; (b) a cervical holder for holding the cervix; and (c) a connector for interconnecting the ultrasound transducer and the cervical holder, the connector being constructed so as to enable counter resisted movement of the ultrasound transducer relative to the cervical holder, the counter resisted movement being in a direction away from the cervix.
Claims54
An apparatus for guidance and monitoring of intra-uterine, cervical and tubal procedures, the apparatus comprising an assembly, including:
- (a) an endovaginal ultrasound transducer being adapted for insertion into a portion of a patient's vagina so as to be positionable against a cervix of the patient;
- (b) a cervical holder for holding the cervix;
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- (c) a connector for interconnecting said ultrasound transducer and said cervical holder, said connector being constructed so as to enable counter resisted movement of said ultrasound transducer relative to said cervical holder, said counter resisted movement being in a direction away from the cervix.
A method of guidance and monitoring of intra-uterine, cervical and tubal procedures, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting an endovaginal ultrasound transducer into a portion of the patent's vagina, said ultrasound transducer being connected to a cervical holder via a connector, said connector being constructed so as to enable counter resisted movement of said ultrasound transducer relative to said cervical holder, said movement being in a direction away from the cervix of the patient;
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- (b) fixing said ultrasound transducer against a tissue portion of the patient's cervix via said cervical holder so as to allow for real time monitoring of an intra-uterine, cervical or tubal procedure.
A system for guidance and monitoring of a medical instrument utilized in intra-uterine, cervical and tubal procedures, the system comprising:
- (a) an endovaginal ultrasound transducer being adapted for insertion into a portion of a patient's vagina;
- (b) a cervical holder for holding the patient's cervix;
- (c) a connector for interconnecting said ultrasound transducer and said cervicholder, said connector being constructed so as to enable counter resisted movement of said ultrasound transducer relative to said cervical holder, said movement being in a direction away from the cervix of the patient;
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- (d) a device for monitoring an alignment of a medical instrument with respect to an ultrasonic beam produced by said endovaginal ultrasound transducer.
A method of guiding a medical instrument while monitoring an intra-uterine, cervical or tubal procedures, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) inserting an endovaginal ultrasound transducer into a portion of the patient's vagina, said ultrasound transducer being connected to a cervical holder via a connector, said connector being constructed so as to enable counter resisted movement of said ultrasound transducer relative to said cervical holder, said movement being in a direction away from the cervix of the patient;
- (b) fixing said ultrasound transducer against a tissue portion of the patient's vagina or cervix via said cervical holder;
- (c) inserting a medical instrument through the cervix, aligning said medical instrument with respect to said endovaginal ultrasound transducer and therefore also with respect to an ultrasound beam produced thereby;
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- (d) monitoring, through the course of the intra-uterine, cervical or tubal procedure, a position of said medical instrument via said ultrasound transducer.
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