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Vaginal manipulator including expansion plate and door

US8814789B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by

27References

13Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Coloplast A/S · DK

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2012
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 1, 2033

Classification

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

Abstract

A vaginal manipulator includes a shaft and a head. The head includes a central plate having a distal end connected to the shaft, an expansion plate coupled to and configured to move radially away from the central plate, and a door having a constrained end and a free end. The constrained end of the door is hinged to the central plate and the free end of the door is configured to move away from the central plate. When the vaginal manipulator is inserted into a vagina, the expansion plate is movable relative to the central plate to displace an anterior wall of the vagina and the door is movable relative to the central plate to displace a posterior wall of the vagina into a trans-abdominal line of sight.

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