Conceptus, Inc.

Bayer Essure Inc.

Don Gurskis

Steven Robert Bacich

Betsy Swann

Ashish Khera

Roberto Silva-Torres

Christian Lowe

Monica Barnhart

Dai Ton That

Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. The contraceptive device may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues, by manipulating one or more actuators of a proximal handle with a single hand. This leaves the other hand free to manipulate a hysteroscope, minimizing the number of health care professional required to deploy the contraceptive device.

Deployment actuation system

Deployment actuation system for intrafallopian contraception

Contraceptive methods, systems, and devices generally improve the ease, speed, and reliability with which a contraceptive device can be deployed transcervically into an ostium of a fallopian tube. A distal portion of the contraceptive device can function as a guidewire. The proximal portion may remain in a small profile configuration while a sheath is withdrawn proximally, and is thereafter expanded to a large profile configuration engaging the surrounding tissues.

Insertion/deployment catheter system for intrafallopian contraception

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Redwood City, CA, United States of America

Don Gurskis