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Vaginal manipulator including light source

US8808175B2 · kind B2 · utility

23Cited by

27References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

Sarah J. Deitch · Minneapolis, US
Allen Gaynor · Coon Rapids, US
Joseph Haydn Hofmeister · Minneapolis, US
Manish Patel · Gastonia, US
Michael M. Witzmann · Shoreview, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2012
Grant date	Aug 19, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 5, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B17/4241
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A vaginal manipulator includes a shaft, a handle connected to a first end of the shaft, and a head connected to a second end of the shaft. The head includes a rigid anterior surface that moves independently from a rigid posterior surface of the head. When the vaginal manipulator is inserted into a vagina, the rigid anterior surface is movable to displace an anterior wall of the vagina and the rigid posterior surface is movable to displace a posterior wall of the vagina. A light source is provided on the head.

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