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US005578048A
United States Patent [19] [ii] Patent Number: 5,578,048
Pasqualucci et al. [45] Date of Patent: Nov. 26,1996
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Richard Wolf Catalog (pp. E-37, E-38) 1989.
Corson, Stephen L., 'Two New Laparoscopic Instruments:
Bipolar Sterilizing Forceps and Uterine Manipulator" in
Medical Instrumentation, vol 11, No. 1, 1977.
Unimar Product Brochure (1993).
Product Brochure for Zumi 4.5TM and ZuM-.OTM uterine manipulators from catalog of Cabot Medical (corresponds to U.S. Pat. 4,430,076).
Product Brochure for Zumi-4.5TM uterine manipulator from
catalog of Progressive Medical Technology, Inc. (pp.
1148-1151).
Primary Examiner—Michael Powell Buiz
Assistant Examiner—William W. Lewis
A surgical apparatus for manipulating bodily tissue includes a handle member, an elongated member connected to the handle member and extending distally therefrom, a fluid expandable member supported at a distal end portion of the elongated member and a fluid dispensing mechanism in fluid communication with the expandable member for selectively incrementally dispensing inflation fluid into the expandable member to selectively incrementally inflate the expandable member. The distal end portion of the elongated member is adapted to articulate relative to a longitudinal axis defined by the remaining portion of the elongated member such that the expandable member is pivotal therewith. A control mechanism is provided to selectively control articulation of the distal end portion of the elongated member.
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27 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets
