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US 2024/0390673 A1Published application
Methods and devices for extending gestational age
OwnerJohn Chang, Joshua Makower +3inventors
InventorsJohn Chang, Joshua Makower, Earl Bright II, James Wall, John Hanley
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Abstract
Systems and methods for applying an energy means to the uterus to disrupt or suppress the electromechanical status of the uterus. In one aspect, there are provided devices and methods of delaying or suspending preterm labor or birth by applying an energy means or drugs, or other agents to the uterus to disrupt or suppress the electromechanical status or waves of the uterus and render contractions ineffective or block them entirely.
Claims20
A system for affecting or controlling the electrical communications across a uterus, comprising:
- an energy means for disrupting or suppressing a contraction wave of the myometrium and rendering the contraction wave ineffective or blocking the contraction wave entirely to thereby delay birth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.