A method includes advancing a surgical device into a vaginal opening of a subject such that the surgical device remains proximal of a cervix of the subject, transitioning the surgical device from a first state to a second state such that an outer surface of the surgical device applies force to vaginal walls of the subject in a radially outward direction to frictionally engage the vaginal walls, and moving the surgical device in a caudal direction to manipulate the cervix. Surgical devices systems include a surgical device that is transitionable between the first and second states to frictionally engage the vaginal walls. The surgical device systems further include a friction-enhancing material disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the surgical device. The friction-enhancing material is configured to increase frictional engagement of the at least a portion of the surgical device with the vaginal walls.
