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Uterine therapy device and method

US11213338B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2018
Grant dateJan 4, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 19, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/048
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. The system has an access tool with a lumen, the access tool being adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of the lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; a seal disposed at a distal region of the access tool and adapted to seal the access tool against an interior cervical os; a sealing indicator adapted to provide a user with an indication that the seal has sealed the access tool with the interior cervical os; and a vapor delivery mechanism adapted to deliver condensable vapor through the access tool to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus.

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