Apparatus and methods for the administration of a cerclage
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a primary tube;
an interior member slideably mounted within said primary tube, wherein said interior member has a length that is longer than a length of said primary tube and said interior member protrudes from a first and second end of said primary tube;
a first cup fixably mounted on said first end of said primary tube, said first cup having an opening through which said interior member protrudes;
a finger hold fixably mounted on said second end of said primary tube;
a second cup fixably mounted on a first end of said interior member wherein all or a portion of said first end of said interior member protrudes through said first cup; and
a handle fixably mounted on a second end of said interior member, wherein all or a portion of said second end of said interior member protrudes from said second end of said primary tube.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a device comprising a primary tube having an interior member slideably mounted within the primary tube. The interior member has a length that is longer than a length of the primary tube so that the interior member protrudes from at least one end of the primary tube. A first cup is fixably mounted on a first end of the primary tube. This first cup has an opening through which the interior member protrudes. A finger hold is fixably mounted on a second end of the primary tube. A second cup is fixably mounted on the end of the interior member that protrudes through the first cup. A handle is fixably mounted on the end of the interior member that protrudes from the second end of the primary tube.
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35 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a primary tube;
an interior member slideably mounted within said primary tube, wherein said interior member has a length that is longer than a length of said primary tube and said interior member protrudes from a first and second end of said primary tube;
a first cup fixably mounted on said first end of said primary tube, said first cup having an opening through which said interior member protrudes;
a finger hold fixably mounted on said second end of said primary tube;
a second cup fixably mounted on a first end of said interior member wherein all or a portion of said first end of said interior member protrudes through said first cup; and
a handle fixably mounted on a second end of said interior member, wherein all or a portion of said second end of said interior member protrudes from said second end of said primary tube. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35)
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33. A method of implementing a cerclage, the method comprising:
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(A) inserting a distal end of a device into the vagina up to the cervical os while said device is in a closed position, wherein a second cup of said device is located circumferentially within a first cup of said device, until said first cup is pressing against a uterine wall;
(B) deploying said second cup into the cervix of the uterus thereby causing said second cup to be deployed in an extended position that pushes a membrane of the amniotic sac into the cervix;
(C) initiating a cerclage of the cervix; and
(D) withdrawing said second cup from said cervix as the cerclage is tightened, thereby implementing said cerclage. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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