APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN INTRASTROMAL ABDOMINAL TRACHELECTOMY

摘要

A method for performing an intrastromal abdominal trachelectomy, which is comprised of the steps of inserting a cutting guide into a female cervix, anchoring said cutting guide within said cervix, and making a plurality of incisions within said cervix using said cutting guide. In one embodiment, an apparatus for performing an intrastromal abdominal trachelectomy, which is comprised of a cutting guide for use in making an incision in a female cervix, an elongated member adapted to be inserted into said cervix, and a stabilizer that is adapted to be anchored onto a tissue of said cervix.