Method of delivering a substance to a fallopian tube
US5374247A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of delivering a substance to a fallopian tube of a patient which includes obtaining transcervical access to a fallopian tube with an everting catheter. Access to the fallopian tube is obtained by everting an everting element of the everting catheter in the fallopian tube. A substance selected from the group consisting of biological material and cytotoxic agents is then delivered through the everting catheter to the fallopian tube to deposit the substance in the fallopian tube.
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