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US 8,770,200 B2Granted
Fornix manipulator
AssigneeMinimally Invasive Surgical Technologies, Inc.
InventorPrabhat K. Ahluwalia
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Abstract
A fornix manipulator includes a collar and stabilizer. The collar has a first end and a second end, the second end having an opening and diameter greater than the first end and the first end having an opening to receive a cervix into the collar. The stabilizer has a base portion defining a guide hole and a plurality of prongs extending from the base portion to contact the first end of the collar.
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A fornix manipulator, comprising:
- a collar having a first end and a second end having a diameter greater than the first end, the first end having a first opening adapted to receive a cervix into the collar and a rim to encircle the first opening, and the second end having a second opening, the collar having an inner surface and outer surface, wherein the outer surface is adapted to contact a vaginal wall;
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- a stabilizer comprising a base portion and a plurality of prongs adapted to extend from the base portion to couple to the collar
- wherein the rim comprises:
- (a) a first outer rim edge adjacent to the first opening and having a first rim diameter;
- and (b) a second outer rim edge having a second rim diameter and being separated from the first outer rim edge by a first gully;
- the first rim diameter being less than the second rim diameter;
- wherein the prongs are adapted to contact a second gully on the inner surface between the second outer rim edge and collar wall.
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A fornix manipulator comprising:
- a collar having a first end and a second end having a diameter greater than the first end, the first end having a first opening adapted to receive a cervix into the collar and a rim to encircle the first opening, and the second end having a second opening, the collar having an inner surface and outer surface, wherein the outer surface is adapted to contact a vaginal wall;
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- a stabilizer comprising a base portion and a plurality of prongs adapted to extend from the base portion to couple to the collar;
- wherein the stabilizer includes a stabilizer rim connecting the ends of the prongs that are opposite the base portion;
- wherein the stabilizer rim includes an inner edge, an outer edge that is closer than the inner edge to the base portion in a linear direction and farther from a center of the stabilizer in a radial direction than the inner edge, and an outer rim surface that connects the inner edge to the outer edge.
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A fornix manipulator comprising:
- a collar having (a)(i) a first end and a second end with a diameter greater than the first end, the first end having a first opening encircled by a rim, and the second end having a second opening, and (a)(ii) an inner surface adapted to contact a cervix and an outer surface adapted to contact a vaginal wall;
- wherein the first and second openings form opposing ends of a hollow tunnel adapted to receive the cervix;
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- a stabilizer having (b)(i) a base portion, which has a first stabilizing end, and (b)(ii) a second stabilizing end greater in diameter than the first stabilizing end, the first stabilizing end having a guide hole adapted to couple to a shaft and the second stabilizing end having a stabilizer rim adapted to couple to the collar;
- wherein the stabilizer includes at least one window between the stabilizer rim and the base portion and between two or more prongs that couple the base portion to the stabilizer rim.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.