Method and apparatus for tubal occlusion
US6726682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3925
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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.
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