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GYNECOLOGICAL INSTRUMENT

  • US 3,706,307 A
  • Filed: 07/08/1970
  • Issued: 12/19/1972
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/08/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An instrument for determining anatomical characteristics of body cavities and passageways and the like comprising:

  • an elongate body, a shaft-like member movably mounted on the body and having a distal end and a proximal end movably associated with the body; and

    radial enlargement means coacting with said body and said shaft member distal end, said radial enlargement means being movable between a non-interference position for insertion of said member in a restricted body passageway leading to a cavity or the like, and an interference position affording discernible resistance to withdrawal from a cavity through a reduced passage responsive to movement of the shaft-like member relative to the body, an outer sleeve slidably positioned about the body and having a distal end and a proximal end, and wherein said body is provided with indicia on the exterior thereof with the indicia being offset from the distal end of the instrument a distance approximating the length of the outer sleeve.

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