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US 8,939,988 B2Granted
Uterine manipulators and related components and methods
AssigneeCooperSurgical, Inc.
InventorsRobert D. Auerbach, Charles Sherts, Peter K. Arneson, Kerry Blair
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Abstract
A colpotomizer cup includes a cup body and a sleeve. The cup body is configured to receive a cervix. The sleeve is connected to the cup body and includes a locking member for locking the colpotomizer cup in a predetermined position along a length of the uterine manipulator handle.
Claims27
A colpotomizer cup comprising:
- a cup body configured to receive a cervix;
- and
- an elongate sleeve connected to the cup body via a first hinge that allows the cup body to pivot relative to the elongate sleeve,
- wherein a proximal portion of the elongate sleeve is connected to a distal portion of the elongate sleeve via a second hinge that allows the proximal portion of the elongate sleeve to pivot relative to the distal portion of the elongate sleeve, and the proximal portion of the elongate sleeve comprises a locking member for locking the colpotomizer cup in a predetermined position along a length of a uterine manipulator handle.
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A uterine manipulator comprising:
- a uterine manipulator handle comprising an elongate shaft having a locking feature;
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- a colpotomizer cup comprising:
- a cup body configured to receive a cervix;
- and
- an elongate sleeve connected to the cup body via a first hinge that allows the cup body to pivot relative to the elongate sleeve,
- wherein a proximal portion of the elongate sleeve is connected to a distal portion of the elongate sleeve via a second hinge that allows the proximal portion of the elongate sleeve to pivot relative to the distal portion of the elongate sleeve, and the proximal portion of the elongate sleeve comprises a locking member configured to engage the locking feature of the elongate shaft of the uterine manipulator handle for locking the colpotomizer cup in a predetermined, locked position along a length of the uterine manipulator handle.
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A uterine manipulator comprising:
- a uterine manipulator handle comprising an elongate shaft having a locking feature;
- a manipulator tip configured to be releasably coupled to the uterine manipulator handle, the manipulator tip having a tip base and a finger that extends from a surface of the tip base, and the tip base having a larger diameter than the finger such that the tip base is configured to abut a cervix of a patient when the manipulator tip is coupled to the uterine manipulator handle and the finger is inserted into a uterine cavity of the patient;
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- a colpotomizer cup comprising:
- a cup body configured to receive a cervix;
- and
- an elongate sleeve connected to the cup body via a first hinge that allows the cup body to pivot relative to the elongate sleeve,
- wherein a proximal portion of the elongate sleeve is connected to a distal portion of the elongate sleeve via a second hinge that allows the proximal portion of the elongate sleeve to pivot relative to the distal portion of the elongate sleeve, and the proximal portion of the elongate sleeve comprises a locking member configured to engage the locking feature of the elongate shaft of the uterine manipulator handle for locking the colpotomizer cup in a predetermined, locked position along a length of the uterine manipulator handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.