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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1993
Steven R Smith, Draper, UT (US);
Christopher A Cutler, Centerville, UT (US);
William D Wallace, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Clinical Innovation Associates, Inc., Murray, UT (US);
Abstract
A disposable uterine manipulator including a pivotable tip support at the distal end of an elongated insertion rod for carrying a manipulator tip assembly, the tip support being rotatable by a manual drive at the proximal end of the insertion rod via a drive linkage to effectuate a range of rotation of the tip support of at least greater than 90.degree. anteversion and at least greater than 30.degree. retroversion. The manual drive may be an articulated linkage, a belt drive, or an axle drive. Several designs for a manipulator tip assembly including a balloon and a dye injection passage are also disclosed.