Ultrasound-based procedure for uterine medical treatment
First Claim
1. A method for ultrasound uterine medical treatment of a female patient comprising the steps of:
- a) obtaining an end effector having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer assembly;
b) inserting the end effector into the patient;
c) guiding the end effector within the patient to a region of patient tissue containing the uterus;
d) identifying a blood vessel in the region which supplies blood to a portion of the uterus; and
e) medically treating the blood vessel with ultrasound from the transducer assembly to substantially seal the blood vessel to substantially stop the supply of blood from the blood vessel to the portion of the uterus.
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Abstract
A first method for ultrasound uterine medical treatment includes obtaining an end effector having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer assembly, identifying a blood vessel which supplies blood to a portion of the uterus, and medically treating the blood vessel with ultrasound from the transducer assembly to substantially seal the blood vessel to substantially stop the supply of blood from the blood vessel to the portion of the uterus. In one example, shrinkage of a uterine fibroid is accomplished through use of the end effector endoscopically inserted into the uterus. A second method for ultrasound uterine medical treatment includes endoscopically inserting the end effector into the uterus and medically treating the endometrium lining with ultrasound from the transducer assembly to ablate a desired thickness of at least a portion of the endometrium lining to substantially stop abnormal uterine bleeding from the endometrium lining.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for ultrasound uterine medical treatment of a female patient comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining an end effector having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer assembly;
b) inserting the end effector into the patient;
c) guiding the end effector within the patient to a region of patient tissue containing the uterus;
d) identifying a blood vessel in the region which supplies blood to a portion of the uterus; and
e) medically treating the blood vessel with ultrasound from the transducer assembly to substantially seal the blood vessel to substantially stop the supply of blood from the blood vessel to the portion of the uterus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for ultrasound uterine medical treatment of a female patient comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining an end effector having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer assembly;
b) identifying a blood vessel which supplies blood to a portion of the uterus of the patient; and
c) medically treating the blood vessel with ultrasound from the transducer assembly to substantially seal the blood vessel to substantially stop the supply of blood from the blood vessel to the portion of the uterus. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for ultrasound uterine medical treatment of a female patient comprising the steps of:
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a) obtaining an end effector having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer assembly;
b) transvaginal-endoscopically inserting the end effector into the patient;
c) guiding the end effector within the patient into the uterine cavity;
d) identifying the endometrium lining of the uterine cavity; and
e) medically treating the endometrium lining with ultrasound from the transducer assembly to ablate a desired thickness of at least a portion of the endometrium lining to substantially stop abnormal uterine bleeding from the endometrium lining. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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