System for introducing a fluid into the uterus of an animal
First Claim
1. A system for introducing a fluid comprising either semen or a fluid medium containing embryos into the uterus of an animal, said uterus having a cervix leading to a uterus body, said system comprisinga probe having a long tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, open forward and rearward ends, and a probing member curving forwardly and laterally outwardly beyond the forward end of the body, said probe being configured for insertion of the probing member and probe body, forward end first, inside the cervix of said animal and for manipulation of the probing member and probe body to gently maneuver the probing member in a forward direction through the cervix to a position in which the probing member and the forward open end of the probe body are adjacent the body of the uterus, anda fluid carrier for carrying fluid to be placed in the uterus of the animal, said fluid carrier being sized for insertion in and forward movement trough the probe body to a fluid release position for release of the fluid into the uterus.
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Abstract
This invention relates to a system for penetrating the uterus of an animal during a non-surgical procudure, the uterus having a cervix leading to a uterus body. The system comprises a probe having a long tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, open forward and rearward ends, and a probing member projecting forward and laterally outward beyond the forward end of the probe body. The probe is inserted, forward end first, inside the cervix of said animal, and the probe body is manipulated to gently maneuver the probing member in a forward direction through the cervix to a position in which the probing member and the forward open end of the probe body are adjacent the body of the uterus.
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1. A system for introducing a fluid comprising either semen or a fluid medium containing embryos into the uterus of an animal, said uterus having a cervix leading to a uterus body, said system comprising
a probe having a long tubular body with a central longitudinal axis, open forward and rearward ends, and a probing member curving forwardly and laterally outwardly beyond the forward end of the body, said probe being configured for insertion of the probing member and probe body, forward end first, inside the cervix of said animal and for manipulation of the probing member and probe body to gently maneuver the probing member in a forward direction through the cervix to a position in which the probing member and the forward open end of the probe body are adjacent the body of the uterus, and a fluid carrier for carrying fluid to be placed in the uterus of the animal, said fluid carrier being sized for insertion in and forward movement trough the probe body to a fluid release position for release of the fluid into the uterus.
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9. A method of effecting the non-surgical introduction of fluid comprising either semen or a fluid medium containing embryos into the uterus of an animal, said method involving the use of a probe having a long tubular body with a central longitudinal axis and an open forward end, and a probing member projecting in a generally non-axial direction from the probe body generally adjacent its forward end and extending outward beyond the forward end of the probe body, said method comprising the steps of
inserting the probe, forward end first, into a cervix of the uterus of the animal, pushing the probe in a forward direction while simultaneously rotating the probe body about the central longitudinal axis of the probe body to cause said probing member to gently maneuver through the cervix until the probe body is in a forward position in which the forward end of the probe body is in the uterus of the animal, placing a fluid carrier carrying fluid inside the probe body, and releasing fluid from tie carrier into the uterus when the probe body is in its said forward position.
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