Surgery – Instruments – Obstetric or gynecological instruments
Patent
1993-12-09
1995-11-07
Pellegrino, Stephen C.
Surgery
Instruments
Obstetric or gynecological instruments
604 96, 600227, A61B 1700, A61M 2900
Patent
active
054644097
ABSTRACT:
A uterine manipulator and protector. It includes a shield member configured to engage with the area surrounding the external cervical os. The shield member has a curved blade projecting from an edge thereof for extension into the posterior vaginal cul de sac. Also formed on an interior surface of the shield member is a finger which extends into the cervix. An elongated handle terminating in an exo-vaginal portion graspable by the user extends from the exterior surface of the shield member.
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Brochure, "ZUMI-4.5 Zinnanti Uterine Manipulator/Injector" (undated); Zinnanti Surgical Instruments, Inc., Chatswroth, Calif. 91311.
Dawson Glenn
Pellegrino Stephen C.
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