Uterine treatment apparatus

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1998-04-22

1999-12-14

Peffley, Michael

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Thermal applicators

607105, 607156, 606 41, A61B 1736

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060029684

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus to treat a uterus includes a deployable member configured to be positioned in a uterine cavity in at least a partially deployed state to define a microwave chamber in an interior of the deployable member, and removed from the uterine cavity in a non-deployed state. The deployable member is at least partially microwave energy absorbable and formed of a fluid permeable material to house and controllably release a fluidic medium from the microwave chamber when the deployable member is positioned in the uterine cavity in the at least partially deployed state. A microwave emitter is positioned in the microwave chamber, the microwave emitter is configured to be coupled to a microwave energy source and deliver microwave energy to the fluidic medium, wherein the fluidic medium transfers thermal energy from the microwave emitter to a uterine structure.

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patent: 5505730 (1996-04-01), Edwards
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patent: 5776176 (1998-07-01), Rudie
patent: 5800486 (1998-09-01), Thome et al.
patent: 5830213 (1998-11-01), Panescu et al.

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