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Vaginal manipulator head with tissue index and head extender

US8690893B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

Sarah J. Deitch · Minneapolis, US
Ty Erickson · Idaho Falls, US
Allen Gaynor · Coon Rapids, US
Jeffrey Brian Taylor · Forest Lake, US
Michael M. Witzmann · Shoreview, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 21, 2013
Grant date	Apr 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/037
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vaginal manipulator includes a head with a tissue index, a door, and a head extender that are attached to the head. The head has an anterior side opposite a posterior side. The tissue index has a first arm that is slidingly engaged with a first groove formed in a first lateral edge of the head, a second arm that is slidingly engaged with a second groove formed in a second lateral edge of the head, and a rib connected between the first and second arms and disposed laterally across the anterior side of the head. The door is coupled to and movable relative to the posterior side of the head. The head extender is removably attached to a distal end of the head.

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