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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Harold Corey, Ringwood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Population Research, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128 / ; 106 74 ; 106162 ; 106194 ; 106205 ; 106238 ; 128130 ; 128216 ; 128235 ; 128260 ; 424 78 ; 424 81 ; 424361 ; 424362 ; 424363 ;
Abstract
A composition and method of using same is disclosed for the permanent sterilization of female subjects without the need for expensive surgery or highly skilled personnel. The composition comprises a gel-forming carrier substance which sets-up on introduction into the fallopian tubes and holds in place a tissue fibrosing promoting material carried thereby for a period of time to cause fibrous tissue growth which closes the fallopian tubes and results in sterilization.