Fallopian tube occlusion system

Surgery – Female reproductory tract shields – supports – or birth... – Fallopian occluders

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C606S141000, C606S193000

Reexamination Certificate

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07730889

ABSTRACT:
An implantable sterilization device may include a ring having an inner diameter, a core slidable through the inner diameter of the ring, and a tissue securing element, at least part of which is positioned between the ring and the core. A method of closing a fallopian tube may include providing a closure system including a handle, a flexible shaft connected to the handle, and a sterilization device detachably connected to the flexible shaft, inserting the flexible shaft into the lumen of the fallopian tube and advancing the flexible shaft into the lumen; compressing a portion of the wall of the fallopian tube with the sterilization device to secure the sterilization device relative to the fallopian tube, blocking the lumen of the fallopian tube with the sterilization device; and separating the sterilization device from the tube.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5935137 (1999-08-01), Saadat et al.
patent: 6736822 (2004-05-01), McClellan et al.
patent: 2005/0187561 (2005-08-01), Lee-Sepsick et al.

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