METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING GYNECOLOGICAL PROCEDURES
First Claim
1. A device for use in occluding a fallopian tube, the device comprising:
- a) a self-expandable structure, the self-expandable structure being insertable into the fallopian tube and, once expanded, being engageable with the inner wall of the fallopian tube; and
b) a sclerosing agent, the sclerosing agent being delivered to the fallopian tube by the self-expandable structure.
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Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for performing gynecological procedures. According to one embodiment, there is provided a device for occluding a fallopian tube, the device including an outer member and an inner member. The outer member may be a hollow, frusto-conical structure shaped to include an open proximal end, an open distal end, and a side wall. The outer member may be self-expandable such that the distal end is biased radially outwardly. In addition, the side wall may have a porous structure to permit the ingrowth of tissue therethrough. Tines may be provided on the outer surface of the side wall to promote the anchoring of the outer member in a fallopian tube. The inner member, which may be structured to induce scarring, may comprise an elongated fibrous body fixed at its proximal end to the proximal end of the outer member. A bore may extend distally from the proximal end of the inner member to receive a delivery rod. The inner member, which may have pores or interstices to permit the ingrowth of tissue thereinto, is coated or impregnated with a sclerosing agent.
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25 Claims
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1. A device for use in occluding a fallopian tube, the device comprising:
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a) a self-expandable structure, the self-expandable structure being insertable into the fallopian tube and, once expanded, being engageable with the inner wall of the fallopian tube; and b) a sclerosing agent, the sclerosing agent being delivered to the fallopian tube by the self-expandable structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A device for use in occluding a fallopian tube, the device comprising:
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a) a tubular member, the tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal bore; b) an elongated member, the elongated member comprising a proximal end, a distal end, a bore extending distally from the proximal end, and a port located intermediate to the proximal end and the distal end, the port being in fluid communication with the bore, the distal end being enlarged, the proximal end of the elongated member being slidable within the longitudinal bore of the tubular member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A device for occluding a tube, the device comprising:
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a) a tubular member, the tubular member comprising a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal bore; b) a balloon, the balloon being reversibly inflatable and being slidably disposed within the longitudinal bore of the tubular member; c) a ligating band, the ligating band being mounted around the tubular member; and d) means for ejecting the ligating band distally from the tubular member.
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23. A method for accessing the peritoneal cavity of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting the distal end of a guidewire through the vagina, the cervix, the uterus, and a fallopian tube and into the peritoneal cavity; and b) inserting the distal end of a scope distally over the guidewire until the distal end of the scope is positioned in the peritoneal cavity.
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24. A method for performing a gynecological procedure in the peritoneal cavity of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting the distal end of a guidewire through the vagina, the cervix, the uterus, and a fallopian tube and into the peritoneal cavity; b) inserting the distal end of a scope distally over the guidewire until the distal end of the scope is positioned in the peritoneal cavity; c) removing the guidewire from the patient and from the scope, thereby leaving the guidewire lumen unoccupied; d) delivering a tool to the peritoneal cavity through the unoccupied lumen of the scope, the tool having at least one of a diagnostic utility and a therapeutic utility; and e) using the tool to perform at least one of a diagnostic procedure and a therapeutic procedure in the peritoneal cavity.
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25. A method for performing a gynecological procedure in the peritoneal cavity of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) inserting the distal end of a guidewire through the vagina, the cervix, the uterus, and a fallopian tube and into the peritoneal cavity; b) inserting the distal end of a scope distally over the guidewire until the distal end of the scope is positioned in the peritoneal cavity; c) inserting the distal end of the guidewire through one of the uterus and the fomix; d) withdrawing the distal end of the guidewire from the patient through the vagina; e) delivering a tool to the peritoneal cavity by passing the tool over one of the proximal end of the guidewire and the distal end of the guidewire until the tool is positioned in the peritoneal cavity, the tool having at least one of a diagnostic utility and a therapeutic utility; and f) using the tool to perform at least one of a diagnostic procedure and a therapeutic procedure.
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