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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2013
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Brent M. Nowak, San Antonio, TX (US);
Leonid Bunegin, San Antonio, TX (US);
Pamela G. Ferguson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Traditional and existing methods of cervical ripening employ a Foley Bulb designed for and typically used in bladder procedures. Consequently, the application to the cervix is sub-optimal. The described device resolves this and related limitations. The device includes a balloon that has been designed to accommodate the cervix geometry, and which can adapt to normal differences in the individual. Further improvements are attained by the use of a supporting device which couples the cervix ripening device to the individual.