The Gupta-Frank Clamp for Salpingo-Oophorectomy at Vaginal Hysterectomy

Abstract

total number of cases performed during the initial 10 months was greater than the number of cases performed after the implementation of changes (548 compared to 518). Total maintenance cost per number of total cases per period was compared. Maintenance cost during the period before changes were implemented was $42 per case compared with $11 per case after changes were implemented, which translated into a $31 per case savings.

Abdominal, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy

“…We therefore designed a conventional instrument for performing vaginal salpingooophorectomy that could be accomplished with a single clamp bite. We call this new tool the ''Gupta-Frank clamp'' [5].…”

Hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: A survey of gynecological practice

“…Laparoscopy allows easy access to the ovaries (5) and its use to perform oophorectomy, at the time of vaginal hysterectomy, has been advocated, as this is the most technically difficult part of the operation. However, oophorectomy at vaginal hysterectomy is possible in the majority of cases without laparoscopic assistance and the use of specifically designed clamps (6, 7), and vaginal endoscopic technology has further aided this (8).…”