COLPOTOMY SYSTEM WITH UTERINE MANIPULATOR AND ELECTROCAUTERY FOR TOTAL LAPAROSCOPIC HYSTERECTOMY

摘要

A device for facilitating a total laparoscopic hysterectomy includes a cervical cup adapted to abut the cervicovaginal junction. An electrocautery wire has an uninsulated portion housed in the cervical cup which includes a channel for housing and controlled releasing the uninsulated portion. An introducer is coupled to the electrocautery wire and configured to penetrate the cervicovaginal junction thereby introducing the electrocautery wire into the intra-abdominal cavity. A shaft secures the electrocautery wire and pulling the electrocautery wire causes a controlled release of the uninsulated portion along a predetermined circumferential path around the cervix along the channel. Thus, the vagina is severed from the cervix along the circumference of the cervicovaginal junction.