US Patent Issued to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL on March 3 for "Modular colpotomy cup component for robotically controlled uterine manipulator" (Ohio, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,456, issued on March 3, was assigned to CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL (Zug, Switzerland).

"Modular colpotomy cup component for robotically controlled uterine manipulator" was invented by Charles J. Scheib (Loveland, Ohio), Matthew Vargas (San Francisco) and Clinton Denlinger (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a modular colpotomy cup component and a modular shaft component. The modular colpotomy cup component includes a proximal base, an elongated sleeve, an expanding member, and a colpotomy cup. The proximal base is configured to couple to a distal end of a head of a robotic arm. The modular shaft component i...