ENDOVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY GUIDANCE OF INTRA-UTERINE PROCEDURES

摘要

A system for guidance and monitoring of intra-uterine, cervical and tubal procedures. The system includes (a) an assembly being operable by a weak hand of a surgeon. The assembly includes: (i) an endovaginal ultrasound transducer (10) being adapted for insertion into a portion of a patient's vagina, the endovaginal ultrasound transducer being for generating an ultrasound beam; (ii) a cervical hold (14) for holding a patient's cervix; and (iii) a connector (12) for interconnecting the ultrasound transducer and the cervical holder (14); (b) a medical instrument (60) for performing the procedure, the medical instrument being operable by a strong hand of the surgeon; and (c) a device for monitoring an alignment of the medical instrument with respect to the endovaginal ultrasound transducer and therefore also with respect to the ultrasound beam.