Patent ID: 6423075
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical instrument 10 for gynecological surgery comprising:a cervical funnel 12 having an elongated hollow tube 16 with a proximal end 18 for insertion into a vagina of a patient and a hollow substantially cone-shaped member 20 provided at the proximal end of the hollow tube, the cone-shaped member having an outer diameter that reduces in a direction extending toward a distal end 22 of the hollow tube and having a mouth 24 with an inner diameter greater than a diameter of the opening of the patient's cervix; and an intra-uterine cannula 14 having an outer sheath 58 axially and rotatably moveable within said hollow tube 16, the outer sheath having a proximal end 64 and an opposite distal end 66, respectively locatable outside the proximal 18 and distal ends 22 of the hollow tube; sealing means 60 provided at the proximal end 64 of the sheath for engaging the cervix to seal the uterus of the patient; and an inner manipulation shaft 62 axially and rotatably moveable within the outer sheath and extending axially through the sealing means 60.