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Robotically controlled uterine manipulator with articulation

US11957382B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Cilag GmbH International · CH

Inventors

Charles J. Scheib · Loveland, US
Matthew Vargas · Menlo Park, US
Clinton Denlinger · Cincinnati, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 8, 2021
Grant date	Apr 16, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 9, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/309
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus includes a shaft including a distal shaft end. At least a portion of the shaft defines a first axis. The apparatus also includes a sleeve slidably coupled to the shaft. The sleeve includes a distal sleeve end. The apparatus further includes a colpotomy cup fixedly secured to the distal sleeve end, and a movable member extending distally from the distal shaft end. The movable member is configured to move relative to the shaft between a first state in which the movable member extends substantially along the first axis and a second state in which the movable member extends at least partially along a second axis transverse to the first axis for manipulating an anatomical structure.

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