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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2018
Applicant:
Gynesonics, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jessica Grossman, Covington, KY (US);
Assignee:
Gynesonics, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00559 (2013.01); A61B 2018/143 (2013.01); A61B 2090/378 (2016.02); A61B 2090/3782 (2016.02);
Abstract
Methods and devices for both imaging and treating uterine fibroid tumors in one real-time system are provided. One minimally invasive method comprises introducing a sheath into a uterus and determining a location of a fibroid using a visualization element within or on the sheath. Upon identification, a portion of the sheath is steered to position at least one treatment needle at the determined location. The needle is then anchored in uterine tissue and the fibroid treated with the needle.