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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard Ackerman, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Robert M. Landis, Mountainside, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ackrad Laboratories, Inc., Cranford, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ;
Abstract
A catheter device for non-surgical entry into a uterus, includes a tubular body having a lumen extending from a first end thereof to a second end thereof, the lumen having an external opening adjacent to or at the first end for dispensing a diagnostic fluid into the uterus. An elongated balloon is disposed distally on the tubular body for insertion into the cervical canal of the uterus, the balloon having opposing portions which occlude opposing openings of the canal.