Occluding device and method of use
AssigneeOvion, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey P. Callister, William S. Tremulis
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Abstract
A device for occluding a body lumen, and particularly contraceptive or sterilization device for occluding a reproductive tract or lumen to prevent the passage of reproductive cells through the tract or lumen, generally comprising a tubular member, and a mesh member, transversely disposed on the tubular member lumen. The mesh member is permeable to allow for tissue ingrowth, which produces a tissue impregnated mesh occluding the body lumen. The occluding device of the invention can be used in the fallopian tubes of a female patient, the vas deferens of a male patient, or other body lumen.
Claims42
A device for occluding a body lumen or passageway, comprising:
- a) a tubular member having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending therein, which is at least in part expandable within the body lumen from a first configuration to a second larger configuration;
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- b) a mesh member transversely disposed on the tubular member, which is permeable to allow for tissue ingrowth to thereby occlude the body lumen.
A contraceptive or sterilization device for occluding a reproductive body lumen to prevent the passage of reproductive cells therethrough, comprising:
- a) a tubular member having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending therein, which is at least in part expandable within the reproductive body lumen from a first configuration to a second larger configuration;
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- b) a mesh member connected to the tubular member, which is permeable to allow for tissue ingrowth to thereby occlude the reproductive body lumen.
A contraceptive device installed within a lumen of the patient's reproductive system, comprising
- a) a tubular member having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending therein, and having at least a portion thereof which is secured to a body wall portion defining at least in part the lumen of the patient's reproductive system;
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- b) an occluding member connected to the tubular member comprising an epithelialized mesh which occludes the lumen of the patient's reproductive system sufficiently to prevent the passage of reproductive cells therethrough.
A contraceptive system, comprising
- a) a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending at least in part therein;
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- b) a contraceptive device releasably connected to the catheter, having a tubular member having a first end, a second end, and a lumen extending therein, which is at least in part expandable within the reproductive body lumen from a first configuration to a second larger configuration, and having a mesh member connected to the tubular member, which is permeable to allow for tissue ingrowth to thereby occlude the reproductive body lumen.
A method of contraception comprising the steps of:
- a) inserting within a desired body lumen a contraceptive device comprising a tubular member and a mesh member connected thereto;
- b) expanding the tubular member within the body lumen;
- c) securing the expanded tubular member to a wall portion defining at least in part the body lumen;
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- d) epithelializing the mesh member to occlude the body lumen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.