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US 10,588,689 B2Granted
Systems and methods for endometrial ablation
AssigneeMinerva Surgial, Inc.
InventorCsaba Truckai
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Abstract
A system for treating uterine tissue having a seal assembly configured for positioning in a patient's cervical canal and uterine cavity; an expandable distal balloon portion; an expandable elongate medial balloon portion configured for movement between a first transversely expanded shape for engaging a cervical canal and a second transversely non-expanded shape for trans-cervical insertion; and a fluid source in communication with distal balloon portion and medial balloon portion for expansion of said balloon portions.
Claims9
A method for accessing and sealing a uterine cavity of a patient, said method comprising:
- introducing a sleeve from the patient's vagina, through the patient's cervix and into the patient's uterus;
- expanding an elongate elastomeric seal formed over the sleeve within the cervical canal, wherein the seal has annular or helical ridges which deform independently to accommodate the shape and configuration of the cervical canal as the seal is expanded, wherein;
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- axially deforming the seal from an axially extended, low profile configuration when the sleeve is introduced to an axially shortened, radially expanded configuration when the sleeve is in the cervix.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.