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METHOD FOR PERMANENT OCCLUSION OF FALLOPIAN TUBE

  • US 20090159088A1
  • Filed: 12/19/2008
  • Published: 06/25/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of contraception comprising:

  • delivering into a fallopian tube an implant comprising a plurality of loose, bioabsorbable fibers which are radially bulked when in an unstressed condition, the fibers extending generally longitudinally from a proximal end of the implant to a distal end thereof, the fibers being textured enough in aggregate to span the cross-section of the fallopian tube, the fibers forming a radially outermost, tissue-engaging surface of the implant, the tissue-engaging surface surrounding the implant; and

    occluding the fallopian tube with the implant.

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