Patent ID: 8545513

Claim:
A uterine manipulator assembly comprising: a tip mount comprising: a tip base and a tip that extends from a surface of the tip base, the tip base having a larger diameter than the tip such that the tip base abuts a cervix of a patient when the tip of the tip mount is extended into a uterine cavity of the, and one or more catheter tubes in fluid communication with the tip; an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end of the elongate shaft being configured to be inserted into a vagina, and the distal end of the elongate shaft being configured to matingly engage the tip mount such that the tip mount can be releasably secured to the elongate shaft, and a cup comprising a cup body and an elongate extension connected to the cup body, the cup having a first open end configured to receive a cervix, the cup being configured to be mounted on the elongate shaft in a manner such that the cup is slidable along the elongate shaft, the extension comprising a locking feature that locks the cup in a locked position along the elongate shaft, the cup matingly receiving the tip base when the tip mount is coupled to the elongate shaft and the cup is in the locked position, wherein the elongate shaft forms one or more channels extending between the distal and proximal ends, the one or more channels being formed by one or more respective recessed regions that extend radially inward from an outer surface of the shaft, the one or more respective recessed regions being open along the outer surface of the shaft and being configured to releasably receive the one or more catheter tubes of the tip mount such that the one or more catheter tubes can be releasably retained within the one or more channels.