Intra uterine device
AssigneeOCON Medical Ltd.
InventorIlan BAR-AM
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Abstract
The present invention discloses an Intra Uterine Ball (IUB) device useful for a gynecological procedure or treatment. The aforesaid device comprises a hollow sleeve for at least partial insertion into the uterine cavity; and, an elongate conformable member with at least a portion comprised of shape memory alloy. The elongate member is adapted to be pushed out from said sleeve within said uterine cavity. It is the core of the invention that the elongate member is adapted to conform into a predetermined three dimensional ball-like configuration within said uterine cavity following its emergence from said sleeve, such that expulsion from said uterine cavity, malposition in said uterine cavity, and perforation of the uterine walls is prevented.
Claims10
A method of positioning a device in a uterine cavity comprising:
- (a) providing a system including a wire having two free ends maintained in a linear configuration within a hollow sleeve;
- (b) positioning one end of said hollow sleeve at an opening to a uterine cavity;
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- (c) advancing said wire out of said hollow sleeve and into a uterine cavity thereby enabling formation of a three dimensional structure from said wire within the uterine cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.