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General uterine manipulator and system

  • US 9,987,042 B2
  • Filed: 05/26/2015
  • Issued: 06/05/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical instrument for performing a laparoscopic oncology procedure, the medical instrument comprising:

  • a probe comprising;

    an outer circumferential surface, the outer circumferential surface extending in a longitudinal direction and sized for non-traumatic insertion into a human vaginal cavity, wherein the outer circumferential surface is substantially cylindrical; and

    a lip projecting outwardly from the outer circumferential surface and extending circumferentially about only a portion of the outer circumferential surface, the lip configured to raise vaginal tissue to provide a visual landmark for dissection during the laparoscopic oncology procedure, the lip positioned such that the lip is set back from a distal-most point of the probe by approximately 20 millimeters and the outer circumferential surface extends both distally and proximally to the lip,wherein the outer circumferential surface comprises a surgical grade material comprising sufficient stiffness to support the lip in raising the vaginal tissue to provide the visual landmark for dissection during the laparoscopic oncology procedure, andwherein the probe comprises a hollow inner cavity; and

    a pneumatic plug configured to pneumatically plug at least a portion of the probe.

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