Patent ID: 8550088

Claim:
A device for stabilizing a cervix of a uterus during pregnancy comprising: a uterine support shoulder comprising an upper shoulder portion configured to contact a portion of a vaginal wall of a vagina proximate entry of the cervix of the uterus into the vagina, the uterus carrying a fetus, the uterine support shoulder coupled to and at least partially circumscribing a nesting area configured to receive a cervix extending from the uterus, the cervix comprising a cervical canal and an outer surface extending from the vaginal wall into the vagina, the nesting area comprising a void larger than an outer dimension of the cervix so that the nesting area surrounds but does not engage the outer surface of the cervix between the entry of the cervix into the vagina and an opening of the cervical canal, the nesting area further comprising a vent extending through the nesting area; and at least one seat portion extending anatomically outward and downward from the uterine support shoulder, the at least one seat portion configured to engage walls of the vagina surrounding the cervix and resist movement of the uterine support shoulder away from the portion of the vaginal wall proximate the entry of the cervix of the uterus into the vagina.