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US 2011/0079226 A1Published application
Cervical occluder
AssigneeEastern Virginia Medical School
InventorKhaled SAKHEL
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Abstract
A device for occluding a cervix has an elongated conduit sized and shaped to extend from a proximal end outside the vagina to a distal end near the cervix. A loop sized to fit around an exocervix is provided at the distal end. The loop is sufficiently flexible to be tightened and loosened around the exocervix. The device has a rod inside the conduit. The rod has a distal end and a proximal end, and the loop is joined to the distal end of the rod. Moving the rod longitudinally relative to the conduit tightens or loosens the loop.
Claims13
A device for occluding a cervix of a human through a vagina, comprising:
- an elongated conduit sized and shaped to extend from a proximal end outside the vagina to a distal end near the cervix;
- a loop sized to fit around an exocervix, the loop being sufficiently flexible to be tightened and loosened around the exocervix, wherein a portion of the loop is disposed inside the conduit and a portion of the loop protrudes from the distal end of the conduit;
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- an actuator for causing the loop to be tightened and loosened around the exocervix.
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