DR. ALFRED Z ABUHAMAD, M.D.
Medical Practice at Fairfax Ave, Norfolk, VA
License number
Virginia 0101048175
Category
Medical Practice
Type
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
License number
Virginia 0101048175
Category
Medical Practice
Type
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Address
Address
825 Fairfax Ave SUITE 310, Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone
(757) 446-7900
(757) 624-2254 (Fax)
(757) 624-2254 (Fax)
Professional information
Alfred Z Abuhamad, Norfolk VA
Specialties:
OB-GYN
Address:
825 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk, VA 23507
Education:
American University of Beirut, Faculty of Medicine - Doctor of Medicine
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Residency - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Residency - Obstetrics and Gynecology
Board certifications:
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Certification in Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sub-certificate in Maternal and Fetal Medicine (Obstetrics & Gynecology)
Dr. Alfred Z Abuhamad - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Hospitals:
EVMS Department of OB/GYN
825 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk 23507
Bon Secours - Depaul Medical Center
150 Kingsley Ln, Norfolk 23505
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
2 Bernardine Dr, Newport News 23602
EVMS Department of OB/GYN
825 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk 23507
Bon Secours - Depaul Medical Center
150 Kingsley Ln, Norfolk 23505
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
2 Bernardine Dr, Newport News 23602
825 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk 23507
Bon Secours - Depaul Medical Center
150 Kingsley Ln, Norfolk 23505
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
2 Bernardine Dr, Newport News 23602
EVMS Department of OB/GYN
825 Fairfax Ave, Norfolk 23507
Bon Secours - Depaul Medical Center
150 Kingsley Ln, Norfolk 23505
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
2 Bernardine Dr, Newport News 23602
Education:
Medical Schools
American University Of Beirut, Faculty Of Medicine
Graduated: 1985
American University Of Beirut, Faculty Of Medicine
Graduated: 1985
Cerclage Suture Removal Device
US Patent:
2014004, Feb 13, 2014
Filed:
Oct 17, 2013
Appl. No.:
14/056871
Inventors:
Alfred Z. ABUHAMAD - Norfolk VA, US
Assignee:
Eastern Virginia Medical School - Norfolk VA
International Classification:
A61B 17/42, A61B 17/02
US Classification:
600245, 606119, 600235
Abstract:
A device for removing a cerclage suture has a shaft sized and shaped to extend from a proximal end outside a vagina to a distal end near a cervix. The shaft also has a blunt end located at the distal end of the shaft and having a taper for allowing the blunt end to pass between a cerclage suture and cervical mucosa without cutting the mucosa and to move the suture away from the mucosa. The device includes a cutter having at least one blade at the distal end of the shaft. The cutter may be movable between an open non-cutting position and a closed cutting position for cutting the suture. Alternatively, the cutter may include one or more stationary blades. The device also may include a handle at the proximal end of the shaft that may comprise an actuator or may comprise a cylindrical or another suitable shape.