System, device and method for treatment of endometriosis
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJai SHETAKE, Bryan Allen CLARK, Stephen B. RUBLE, Timothy Paul HARRAH, David J. TERNES
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Abstract
A system for preventing retrograde flow in the fallopian tubes including a closure device comprising an elongated body, a channel extending therethrough, and a valve coupled to a proximal end of the body and open to the channel, the valve configured to only allow fluid to flow proximally therethrough from the channel. The system also includes a grasping element to secure the closure device within the fallopian tube comprising a plurality of tines, the tines including sharpened ends configured to penetrate the wall of the fallopian tube.
Claims21
1-15. (canceled)
A fallopian tube closure device, comprising:
- an elongated body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough;
- and
- a valve coupled to a proximal end of the body and open to the channel, the valve configured to only allow fluid to flow proximally therethrough from the channel.
A system for preventing retrograde flow through the fallopian tubes, comprising:
- an elongated closure device extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the device sized and shaped to be inserted into the fallopian tube;
- an expansion device including an opening extending therethrough and configured to be inserted into the cervix such that the opening aligns with a cervix opening to be treated, the opening having a diameter greater than a diameter of the cervix opening to be treated.
A method for closing a fallopian tube, comprising:
- inserting a closure device into the fallopian tube, the closure device extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a channel extending therethrough;
- and
- securing the closure device to the fallopian tube via one of friction fit and a grasping element,
- wherein the closure device further comprises a valve coupled to a proximal end thereof and open to the channel, the valve configured to only allow fluid to flow proximally therethrough from the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.