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US 11,950,837 B2Granted
Method and device for uterine fibroid treatment
AssigneeGynesonics, Inc.
InventorJessica Grossman
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Abstract
Methods and devices for both imaging and treating uterine fibroid tumors in one real-time system are provided. One minimally invasive method comprises introducing a sheath into a uterus and determining a location of a fibroid using a visualization element within or on the sheath. Upon identification, a portion of the sheath is steered to position at least one treatment needle at the determined location. The needle is then anchored in uterine tissue and the fibroid treated with the needle.
Claims22
A method for treating a uterine fibroid, the method comprising:
- introducing a probe transcervically into the uterus;
- determining a location of the fibroid using a visualization element on the probe;
- deploying a plurality of needles into the fibroid while a real-time image of the fibroid taken using the visualization element is being displayed, wherein the plurality of needles extend away from a location on the probe in a diverging manner into the fibroid;
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- treating the fibroid with the plurality of needles;
- wherein the visualization element is moveable independent of the plurality of needles.
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