The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2015
Coloplast A/s, Humlebaek, DK;
Sarah J. Deitch, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Ty Erickson, Idaho Falls, ID (US);
Allen Gaynor, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Jeffrey Brian Taylor, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Michael M. Witzmann, Shoreview, MN (US);
Coloplast A/S, Humlebaek, DK;
Abstract
A vaginal manipulator includes a head, a tissue index, a door, and a head extender. The head has a first end connected to a shaft and a distal end opposite of the first end. The tissue index is disposed laterally across the head and is adapted to slide in a longitudinal direction between the first end and the distal end of the head. The door has a pivot portion attached to a distal portion of the head and a free portion that is movable away from the head. The head extender includes a post that is insertable into an orifice formed in the distal end of the head.