Method for controlling flow of eggs in a uterine tube
OwnerPeter Forsellinventor
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Abstract
There is provided a method for controlling a flow of eggs in a uterine tube formed by a uterine tube wall of a patient. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the uterine tube wall) at least one portion of the uterine tube wall to influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the uterine tube wall portion to further influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow of eggs in the uterine tube, or for actively moving the fluid in the uterine tube, with a low risk of injuring the uterine tube.
Claims20
A system for controlling a flow of eggs in a uterine tube of a mammal patient, the system comprising at least one of a) and b):
- a) an implantable constriction device configured to at least partly constrict the uterine tube to influence a flow of eggs in the uterine tube, wherein the constriction device comprises a plurality of clamping elements configured to be arranged in a common plane intersecting the uterine tube and to be radially movable towards and away from a central axis of the uterine tube to change a constriction of the uterine tube, and an operation device configured to operate the implantable constriction device, and
- b) an implantable stimulation device configured to stimulate the uterine tube to constrict the uterine tube to influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube,
- wherein the system further comprises:
- a control device, configured to control at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device;
- and
- an energy source for supplying energy to at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device;
- wherein the control device is further configured to:
- determine a current state of the energy source, or
- determine a temperature of at least one of the system and the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.