Patent ID: 9662167
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A vaginal wall incision instrument, comprising: an exterior portion that includes an outer tubular member having an outer surface; an interior portion that includes: a guide hole that extends in a direction inclined with respect to a center axis of the inner tubular member and that pierces through a surface of the cup-shaped member; an insulating member that has a tubular shape and a distal end fixed to an inner surface of the guide hole, at least part of the insulating member being disposed inside the inner tubular member; a conductive member that has electrical conductivity and is inserted inside the insulating member such that the conductive member is configured to advance from and retract into the insulating member; and an operating portion that is disposed at a proximal part of the inner tubular member, the operating portion being configured to adjust an amount of protrusion of the conductive member from the insulating member, wherein the guide hole is configured to guide the conductive member toward a boundary between the uterine cervix and the vaginal canal when the cup-shaped member is in contact with the uterine cervix.