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Method and apparatus for tubal occlusion
Assignee: Cytyc Corp
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Filing: 1999-08-10
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Granted: 2000-05-30
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Expires: 2019-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A device for sterilizing females by occluding the uterotubal junction. The device includes a catheter with a releasable heat generating plug which is used to thermally damage the uterotubal junction and cause it to constrict around the plug, after which the plug is released from the catheter and left in place in the uterotubal junction.
Inventors
- 👤 Douglas C. Harrington
- 👤 Brett Bowman
- 👤 Peter M. Breining
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 20:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/12; A61B17/12022; A61B17/12099; A61B17/12109; A61B17/12131; A61B17/12159; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61B18/1485; A61F; A61F6/00; A61F6/20; A61F6/22; A61F6/225; A61B18/18; A61B18/1815; A61B17/00234; A61B2017/00292; A61B2017/003; A61B2018/00315; A61B2018/00559; A61B2018/00571; A61B2018/00577; A61B2018/00636; A61B2018/00666; A61B2018/00678; A61B2018/00696; A61B2018/00702; A61B2018/00708; A61B2018/00738; A61B2018/00755; A61B2018/00773; A61B2018/00791; A61B2018/00815; A61B2018/00821; A61B2018/00875; A61B18/1206; A61B2018/1246; A61B2018/1253; A61B2018/126; A61B2018/1405; A61B2018/1435; A61B2018/1437; A61B2018/1467; A61B90/00; A61B90/39; A61B2090/3925
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for inserting a detachable electrode assembly into the uterine tube of a patient, where said patient is supported during the procedure on an operating table, and access to the uterus is facilitated by installation of a speculum in the vagina of the patient, and the speculum is clamped to the operating table, said method comprising: inserting a catheter having said detachable electrode assembly mounted on a distal end of the catheter through the vagina and the cervical canal of the patient and into the uterus of the patient; advancing the detachable electrode assembly into the uterotubal junction of the patient; locking the catheter to the speculum; applying electrical energy to the detachable electrode assembly; detaching the catheter from the detachable electrode assembly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A method for inserting a detachable electrode assembly into the uterine tube of a patient, where said patient is supported during the procedure on an operating table, and access to the uterus is facilitated by installation of a speculum in the vagina of the patient, and the speculum is clamped to the operating table, said method comprising: inserting a catheter having said detachable electrode assembly mounted on a distal end of the catheter through the vagina and the cervical canal of the patient and into the uterus of the patient; advancing the detachable electrode assembly into the uterotubal junction of the patient; locking the catheter to the speculum; applying electrical energy to the detachable electrode assembly; detaching the catheter from the detachable electrode assembly.
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