Reinforcing insert for uterine manipulator

Details Reinforcing insert for uterine manipulator Reinforcing insert for uterine manipulator

1994-10-11

1996-08-27

McDermott, Corrine M.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604264, 604279, 604280, A61M 5178

Patent

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055495630

ABSTRACT:
A stiffener device is usable with a uterine manipulator having a catheter tube and outer sheath. The catheter tube is formed in an arc and has an insertable end adapted to be inserted into the uterus. The sheath terminates in a flange that seats against the cervix. The catheter tube is stiffened by a stainless steel wire that is slightly less than the length of the tube, and terminates in a handle that provides for manual grasping to facilitate manipulation of the wire, and thereby the tube, while the insertable end of the tube is in the uterus. The handle may be a small loop formed as a continuation of the wire stiffener, or may be an elongate cylinder fixedly attached to the end of the wire stiffener. A latching assembly may be used to secure the handle adjacent to the outer tube opening.

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