Tenaculum-like device for intravaginal instrument delivery
US7479145B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/282
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention is directed to tenaculum-like devices and systems for the intravaginal delivery of therapeutic or diagnostic devices and particularly for occluding a female patient's uterine arteries in order to treat uterine disorders. Included are methods for grasping, manipulating and retaining tissue. The tenaculum-type device has a distal portion with a sound configured to enter a cervical os without causing undue trauma or discomfort to the patient, and a retention or tissue grasping mechanism with a grasping element such as a spike configured to engage and retain a patient's cervix. The tenaculum-type devices embodying features of the invention may have an expandable distal tip to more securely be engaged within the patient's uterine cervical canal.
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