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Tool for use at laparoscopic surgery at uterus

  • US 6,174,317 B1
  • Filed: 03/15/1999
  • Issued: 01/16/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An instrument for use in uterine laparoscopic surgery, said instrument comprising a tubular element defining an interior passageway and having a front end-part for receiving the cervix and a rear end-part, said front end-part including an edge portion having a curvature by which the top wall of the vagina is supported around a periphery of said edge portion when the tubular element is positioned in the vagina, and said rear end-part including an outer edge having a slit for anchoring a suture which is anchored through the cervix and passes through the passageway.

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