Patents Assigned to Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, VACRS
  • Thread carrier plate device and method
    Patent number: 6110181
    Abstract: A device and method for helping surgeons pass the sutures through the vagina into the abdominal cavity during an operation of laparoscopic assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). The device utilizes two long plates having a pair of small holes on both ends. The plates are used to pass the thread into the abdominal cavity through the opening of the colpotomy at fornices of the vagina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Veterans General Hospital-Taipei, VACRS
    Inventor: Ken-Jen Yu