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7549997 Body canal dilation system  
An apparatus and method for dilating a body canal such as a cervix is provided. The apparatus includes a threaded cylindrical rod with an inflatable member at one end. The apparatus also includes a...
7442200 Method of forming medical devices: intravascular occlusion devices  
Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and...
7220270 Methods and apparatus for intraluminal deposition of hydrogels  
Methods and apparatus of forming hydrogel systems in situ are provided using a delivery system configured to deliver two or more fluent prepolymer solutions without premature crosslinking. The...
7220252 Inflatable dual balloon catheter  
A dual balloon catheter apparatus for controlling postpartum hemorrhage in uterine or vaginal cavities or hemorrhage in other body cavities, comprising: (1) a catheter having an inflation lumen and...
7113821 Tissue electroperforation for enhanced drug delivery  
The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting a molecule through a mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells comprising the steps of: ablating the membrane...
7105007 Cervical medical device, system and method  
A device and method for dilating a cervical canal. The device includes an elongated member with an expandable anchoring component attached to its distal tip. An expandable dilating member is...
7018398 System and method for treating urinary tract disorders  
A method, device, and system for treatment of urinary tract disorders is provided. The device includes a catheter having multiple lumens for insertion into a urinary bladder and for providing fluid...
6951569 Surgical balloon having varying wall thickness  
A surgical balloon is provided for insertion into a uterus that includes a substantially continuous outer wall defining an exterior surface of the balloon on a first side and an interior hollow of...
6802825 Access catheter apparatus for use in minimally invasive surgery and diagnostic procedures in the uterus and fallopian tubes  
A catheter apparatus for gaining access into the uterine cavity in order to perform minimally invasive surgery or diagnostic procedures related to a uterus and fallopian tubes, includes a...
6758831 Device and method for aligning with the tubal ostium  
The present invention relates to an alignment device and method for facilitating alignment of a medical instrument with the tubal ostium of the Fallopian tubes. More particularly, the alignment...
6739285 Intravaginal retention device for a tailed animal  
Tail-mounted devices and methods for securing an object in an animal's, preferably a cow's, vagina, the device typically comprising a first and second tail anchor or ring, and a tether attached to...
6694192 Uterus muscle controller  
A method and apparatus for controlling uterine contractions in a female comprises providing sensors for sensing uterine contractions; providing an electric signal generator for generating signals...
6676680 Tamponade device to control post-partum hemorrhage  
A tamponade device for controlling post-partum hemorrhage includes an inner drain tube co-axially encircled by an inflatable balloon. The device is inserted into the uterine cavity, and the balloon...
6648842 Delivery preparation and facilitation device and preparatory gymnastics  
A device for preparing a pregnant woman to delivery and facilitating the delivery itself, which comprises an entirely expandable stretch body, which is positioned in the expulsion area of the...
6607545 Conformal surgical balloon with varying wall expansibility  
A surgical balloon for insertion into a body cavity with a major chamber having a first volume and an annexed minor chamber communicating therewith and having a second volume less than the first...
6607525 Apparatus and method for treating urinary stress incontinence  
An apparatus and method for treating female stress-induced incontinence and other similar diseases associated with weakening of the pelvic floor muscles. A guiding catheter with temperature...
6520977 Uterine balloon apparatus and method  
A uterine balloon apparatus and method for countering hemorrhaging in a patient after childbirth. The balloon apparatus is comprised of a balloon, a physiologic fluid, such as a normal saline...
6485410 Hysteroscope port and methods  
The hysteroscope port includes a cylindrical cannula dimensioned for insertion through a vagina to penetrate a cervix. A balloon element having a nonsmooth surface is positioned adjacent the distal...
6454785 Percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity  
The present invention relates to a percutaneous intragastric balloon catheter for the treatment of obesity. The invention occupies a portion of the gastric cavity causing a feeling of satiety and...
6395012 Apparatus and method for delivering and deploying an expandable body member in a uterine cavity  
An apparatus and method delivers an expandable body member into a uterine cavity of a uterus through a cervical opening and deploys the expandable body member in the uterine cavity. The expandable...
6325065 Cervical fitting  
A one-piece cervical fitting has a passage formed therethrough which receives an elongated medical device such as an endoscope. The passage forms a fluid-tight seal with the outer surface of the...
6258024 Speculum device  
A probe for a speculum for use in examining the interior of a body cavity. The probe comprised an elongated tubular member (1) having a first and second end and an expandable sealing element (2)...
6168609 Catamenial collector and methods of use  
A catamenial collector, in an embodiment, has a receptacle with a flexible hollow rim capable of inflation and has a handle with substantially the length of a female vagina. The collector may have...
6113580 Cervical barrier shield for female vaginal douche  
The female vaginal douche with cervical shield is a unique device with a wide range of health implications. The device is unique because there is no existing device available that offers the...
6053913 Rapid exchange stented balloon catheter having ablation capabilities  
An ablation apparatus for treating tissues or atherosclerosis on a patient having a prior angioplasty procedure, the ablation apparatus comprising a rapid exchange stented balloon catheter having a...
6024753 Device for staunching uterus bleeding  
A device for staunching uterine bleeding comprising an expandable balloon and a tubular handle connected therewith for the insertion of the balloon into the uterine cavity, which can be connected...
5972015 Expandable, asymetric structures for deployment in interior body regions  
Devices intended for deployment into interior body regions employ a catheter tube, which carries an expandable structure. The catheter tube extends along a first axis, while the expanded geometry...
5947991 Single balloon device for cervix  
The present invention is an improved balloon catheter for cervical dilation having a shape when inflated that is larger in diameter at the portions of the balloon that extend into the cervix and...
5935098 Apparatus and method for accessing and manipulating the uterus  
A uterine access catheter system comprises an inner catheter and a sleeve catheter slidably disposed over the inner catheter. The inner catheter is a balloon catheter having an elastomeric balloon...
5904665 Automated prolonged slow release intrauterine insemination using self retaining intrauterine insemination catheter  
A method of automated prolonged slow release artificial intrauterine insemination is disclosed wherein motile sperm are introduced into the uterus in a programmed, organized and metered pattern...
5855599 Silicon micro machined occlusion implant  
An occlusion implant device for small body lumens consisting of a micromachined monocrystalline silicon disk which has inherently spring loaded integral helical wings which when released by the...
5840077 Uterine manipulating assembly for laparoscopic hysterectomy  
A colpotomy assembly 10 is adapted for insertion into a vaginal cavity for use in female pelvic surgical procedures employing the inflation of an abdominal cavity with a gas to facilitate the...
5836957 Large volume atherectomy device  
A side-cutting atherectomy catheter with a housing containing a tissue-removal means, a window on one side, and a large volume inflatable support on the opposite side. The large volume inflatable...
5795289 Speculum  
A speculum is comprised of a shaft member having a cavity passing therethrough and an outer layer and an inner layer with a bladder, capable of holding a bio-acceptable liquid, disposed...
5749845 Delivering an agent to an organ  
A method of delivering an agent to an organ from the group consisting of a bladder or a uterus. The method utilizes a catheter having an inflatable portion. The inflatable portion of the catheter...
5746763 Device for supporting and positioning medical equipment  
The present invention relates to a support structure for supporting and positioning medical equipment with respect to a patients. The support structure includes a support plate for positioning...
5743852 Speculums  
Inflatable dual-walled speculums, used for gynecological examinations, that are controllably inflated by the patient with a warmed fluid are provided. A retaining device inserted after inflation of...
5722983 Dilating speculum  
A dilating speculum comprises a tubular body (8) adapted for connection at one end to an eye-piece and light source, a tubular probes (11) adapted to be inserted into the vagina or other body...
5674239 Intravaginal balloon for blood leakage prevention  
An intravaginal inflatable member providing sealable closure of the vaginal canal for the prevention of exit of menstrual blood, or other organic fluids from the vaginal orifice. The intravaginal...
5645561 Uterine manipulator  
A hand-held gynecologic instrument for use in manipulating a uterus comprises an elongate body and a handle with a contour. An actuating lever used to control uterine movement is operable by the...
5643311 Uterine manipulator and manipulator tip assembly  
A disposable uterine manipulator including a pivotable tip support at the distal end of an elongated insertion rod for carrying a manipulator tip assembly, the tip support being rotatable by a...
5624399 Catheter having an intracervical/intrauterine balloon made from polyurethane  
A catheter for non-surgical entry into the cervical canal or the uterus, comprising an elongated tubular catheter body. An inflatable balloon manufactured from a polyurethane material is disposed...
5562654 Time-released delivery system  
An apparatus is provided for the time-released delivery of a selected preparation into a patient's uterine cavity. The apparatus includes an osmotic pump for expelling the selected preparation over...
5556401 Uterus maneuvering and associated apparatus and method, with controlled drive  
A uterus maneuvering apparatus comprising a lengthwise elongated boom, and a strut carried at one end of the boom to be pivoted relative to the boom, the strut and boom adapted to be inserted via...
5554160 Uterus maneuvering method  
A uterus maneuvering method involving the use of a lengthwise elongated boom, and a strut carried at one end of the boom to be pivoted relative to the boom, the strut and boom adapted to be...
5545176 Wound dilatation device  
An expandable bladder type wound dilatation device which is specially designed to be introduced into puncture wounds of various sizes and shapes in order to effectively arrest internal bleeding....
5545122 Inflatable speculum  
A speculum comprises a pair of elongated blades having elongated hollow bills therein. Each bill is at least partly covered by a flexible expandable bladder. One or more ports communicate between...
5520646 Diagnostic marking catheter system for use in radiation diagnosis procedure  
The present invention provides a significantly improved diagnostic tool and procedure for radiation therapy in or near body cavities accessible through existing orifices. This invention makes use...
5509889 Product and method to treat female incontinence  
A system for controlling drainage of the female bladder comprising a valved catheter, a stylet for placing the catheter in the female urethra, and a spike for opening the valve in the catheter to...
5476434 Female incontinence device including electronic sensors  
A system for controlling drainage of the female bladder comprising a valved catheter, a stylet for placing the catheter in the female urethra, and a spike for opening the valve in the catheter to...
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