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EP0010650B1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Instrument for dispensing material into the fallopian tubes

Assignee: Cambio Ragione Sociale bionexus Inc
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Filing: 1979-10-09
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Granted: 1983-03-23
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Expires: 1999-10-09
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Abstract

Abstract A dispensing instrument with supported balloon (46) having a dispenser operable to place drug material into the uterine cavity and an expandable balloon (46) cooperating with support structure (59) operable to move the drug material from the uterine cavity into both canals of the Fallopian tubes. The instrument housing carries a piston/cylinder assembly. The balloon (46) is attached to a flexible tubular probe (43) mounted on one housing end. The piston/cylinder assembly is operable to fully collapse the balloon (46). After the balloon (46) is inserted through the cervical opening into the uterine cavity, a drug ampulla is loaded into the instrument. The piston/cylinder assembly is actuated to initially expand the balloon (46) and move a plunger into the ampulla to dispense drug material into the uterine cavity. The balloon (46) is then fully expanded to move the drug material into the canals of the Fallopian tubes. The balloon support structure (59) prevents the balloon (46) from expanding back through the cervical opening into the vaginal passage. The support structure (59) is a monofilament nylon (61, 62, 63, 64) arranged in intersecting latitudinal and longitudinal directions about a lower ballon (46) portion.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lee R. Bolduc

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 21:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/42; A61M; A61M25/00; A61M25/10; A61M25/1002; A61M25/1025; A61M31/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 60 words
Instrument for dispensing material into both canals of the Fallopian tubes, comprising expandable means positionable in the uterine cavity, and dispensing means (40) carrying the expandable means and operable to dispense material into the uterine cavity, characterized by reinforcing means (59, 59A) cooperating with said expandable means to reinforce only a part of the lower portion of said expandable means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 60 words
Instrument for dispensing material into both canals of the Fallopian tubes, comprising expandable means positionable in the uterine cavity, and dispensing means (40) carrying the expandable means and operable to dispense material into the uterine cavity, characterized by reinforcing means (59, 59A) cooperating with said expandable means to reinforce only a part of the lower portion of said expandable means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 47 words
The instrument of claim 1, characterized in that said expandable means (46) comprises an expandable balloon having a flexible wall (48), and that said reinforcing means (59, 59A) includes holding means associated with part of said flexible wall to limit expansion of said part of said wall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
The instrument of claim 2, characterized in that said reinforcing means (59) includes a fabric structure secured to said part of said flexible wall (48).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 36 words
The instrument of claim 3, characterized in that said fabric structure comprises a network of elongated flexible filaments (61 to 64, 61 A, 64A), said filaments being secured to the part of said flexible wall (48).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
The instrument of claim 3, characterized in that said fabric structure comprises a monofilament nylon mesh net.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 48 words
The instrument of claim 1, characterized in that said expandable means (46) has a flexible wall (48) comprising a first section and a second section, and that said reinforcing means (59, 59A) comprises flexible filament means associated with and secured to the first section of the flexible wall.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The instrument of claim 6, characterized in that said flexible wall (48) when enlarged is a globular like body.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 21 words
The instrument of claim 7, characterized in that said flexible filament means cooperates with less than one half of the body.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 20 words
The instrument of claim 6, characterized in that the filament means comprise monofilament nylon (61 to 64, 61 A, 64A).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 16 words
The instrument of claim 6, characterized in that the filament means comprise a nylon mesh net.

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