Transvaginal uterine manipulator
US5382252A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/4241
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved transvaginal uterine manipulator is disclosed. In the most preferred embodiment, it has an elongated housing, a releasable tip attached to the distal end of the housing, a handle lever to actuate means for pivoting the tip in anteversion and retroversion motions in such a manner that a direct positional relationship between the handle lever and tip exists, an arcuate tip position indicator, a tenaculum holder attached to the housing, a constant force spring attached within the elongated housing and to the holder for applying a constant force on a tenaculum held by the holder regardless of its position on the housing, a handle lever locking means to lock the position of the handle, and fluid delivery means through the tip to deliver fluid to the uterus.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.