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US 2025/0049498 A1Published application
Method and device for uterine fibroid treatment
AssigneeGynesonics, Inc.
InventorJessica GROSSMAN
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Abstract
Methods and devices for both imaging and treating uterine fibroid tumors in one real-time system are provided. One minimally invasive method comprises introducing a sheath into a uterus and determining a location of a fibroid using a visualization element within or on the sheath. Upon identification, a portion of the sheath is steered to position at least one treatment needle at the determined location. The needle is then anchored in uterine tissue and the fibroid treated with the needle.
Claims21
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A device for treating a uterine fibroid, the device comprising:
- a probe;
- a visualization element disposed on the probe and configured to take a real-time image of the fibroid from inside a uterus when the probe is advanced therein;
- a plurality of needles configured to deploy into the fibroid while the real-time image of the fibroid being taken using the visualization element is being displayed, wherein the plurality of needles are configured to extend away from a location on the probe in a converging or diverging manner into the fibroid, and wherein the plurality of needles are configured to treat the fibroid;
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- wherein the visualization element is moveable independent of the plurality of needles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.