Patent ID: 8770200

Claim:
A fornix manipulator, comprising: a collar having a first end and a second end having a diameter greater than the first end, the first end having a first opening adapted to receive a cervix into the collar and a rim to encircle the first opening, and the second end having a second opening, the collar having an inner surface and outer surface, wherein the outer surface is adapted to contact a vaginal wall; and a stabilizer comprising a base portion and a plurality of prongs adapted to extend from the base portion to couple to the collar wherein the rim comprises: (a) a first outer rim edge adjacent to the first opening and having a first rim diameter; and (b) a second outer rim edge having a second rim diameter and being separated from the first outer rim edge by a first gully; the first rim diameter being less than the second rim diameter; wherein the prongs are adapted to contact a second gully on the inner surface between the second outer rim edge and collar wall.