Uterine electrical stimulation system and method
US9872983B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/0524
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for producing cervical ripening in a pregnant patient. The method includes generating an electrical stimulation current between about 0.01 milliamperes and about 6 milliamperes using a current unit, coupling an electrode probe to the current unit, and inserting the electrode probe transvaginally so that at least one electrode of the electrode probe is in contact with the patient's cervix. The method also includes applying the electrical stimulation current from the current unit through the electrode probe and the at least one electrode to the patient's cervix to produce ripening of the patient's cervix.
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