Dispensing catheter

A dispensing apparatus comprising:

• housing means having a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber for storing fluids, means having a first passage connected to the first chamber for receiving fluid from the first chamber and a second passage connected to the second chamber for receiving the fluid from the second chamber, means operable to first dispense fluid from the first chamber into the first passage and to subsequentially dispense fluid from the second chamber into the second passage, said means operable to dispense fluid from the chambers including a first movable means having a portion located in the first chamber and a second movable means having a portion located in the second chamber, and actuator means havng a member locatable in a first position to engage the first movable means whereby operation of the actuator means moves only the first movable means to dispense fluid from the first chamber, said member alternatively locatable in a second position to engage the second movable means whereby operation of the actuator means moves the second movable means to dispense fluid from the second chamber.

An apparatus for sequentially dispensing a first fluid and a second fluid comprising:

• a housing having a first chamber and a second chamber, first container means storing a fluid located in the first chamber, second container means storing a fluid located in the second chamber, first needle means operable to puncture the first container means, second needle means operable to puncture the second container means, means having a first passage for receiving fluid from the first container means, and a second passage for receiving fluid from the second container means, first movable means operable to cause the first needle means to pierce a portion of the first container means whereby fluid flows from the first container means to the first passage and second movable means operable to cause the second needle means to pierce the second container means whereby fluid from the second container means flows to the second passage and actuator means operable to sequentially move the first movable means and the second movable means whereby the fluid from the first container is dispensed before the fluid in the second container is dispensed.

Apparatus for dispensing substance means into the Fallopian tubes of a female body comprising:

• first and second means adapted to be placed in a uterine cavity;
• the first means including means for selective expansion for substantially completely filling the uterine cavity and making firm engagement with the inner wall of the uterine cavity including the fundus and the cornual areas, all regardless of the size of the uterine cavity;
• and the second means including means for providing a substance passage into the uterine cavity.