Surgical device for internally manipulating an organ

US8734337B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

• Sarah J. Deitch · Minneapolis, US
• Allen Gaynor · Coon Rapids, US
• Michael M. Witzmann · Shoreview, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 3, 2012
• Grant date: May 27, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 3, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M29/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical device includes a rigid shaft connected between a handle and a head. The head of the surgical device is sized for insertion into an organ such as a vagina, a uterus, a rectum, or an esophagus. The head includes an expansion plate and a door coupled to a central plate. The central plate has a distal end connected to the rigid shaft, an anterior surface, and a recess formed in a posterior side of the central plate that provides a posterior surface opposite the anterior surface. The expansion plate is coupled to and movable relative to the anterior surface of the central plate. The door is coupled disposed within the recess of the central plate and movable relative to the posterior surface of the central plate. The expansion plate is movable independently of the door to allow the head to expand and move the organ.