Vaginal-Cervical Ahluwalia Retractor-Elevator.

• Saves OR Time
• Displaces Cervix Away from Ureters
• Displaces Bladder Anteriorly
• Reduces Blood Loss
• Defines Dissecting Plane of Colpotomy
• Prevents Loss of Pneumoperitoneum

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VCare^® is a specialized Uterine Manipulator/Elevator invented, developed and patented by Dr. Prabhat K. Ahluwalia. The VCare^® Uterine Manipulator/Elevator is intended for use in Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH) Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH). VCare^® features a specially designed double-cup system; the forward cup displaces the cervix away from the ureters, retracts the urinary bladder and defines the colpotomy incision. The back cup prevents loss of pneumoperitoneum. The manipulator tube conforms to the angle of the sacral curve and allows for easy manipulation of the uterus. A 10cc inflatable balloon at the distal end is used to stabilize the manipulator tube within the uterine cavity.

Reduces Blood Loss and OR Procedure Time*

Table 1 shows the comparison of the estimated blood loss and OR times for 400 patients undergoing Laparoscopic Hysterectomy using the VCare^® Manipulator, including 336 Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) and 64 Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy (LAVH) procedures. Blood loss is minimized with the use of VCare^® by the compression of the Uterine Arteries. Blood loss was seen to be lower than that of patients reported within this series who had Total Abdominal Hysterectomy with open surgery. The decrease in OR time is related to both the increased experience of the surgeon (learning curve) and the benefits of the VCare^® in outlining the pelvic anatomy, decreasing operative blood loss, and in maintaining the pneumoperitoneum during and following colpotomy.

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