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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2005
Applicants:
Doris Schechter, Zikhron Yakov, IL;
Nir Berzak, Zikhron-Yaakov, IL;
Inventors:
Doris Schechter, Zikhron Yakov, IL;
Nir Berzak, Zikhron-Yaakov, IL;
Assignee:
Galil Medical Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for uniform ablation of the endometrium comprises a transparent inflatable coolable balloon, flexible cryoprobes operable to be advanced into the uterine cornuae, an applicator operable to deliver balloon and cryoprobes to and from the uterine cavity, and optional channels for a hysteroscope and a light source, enabling observation of the uterine cavity during device insertion and observation of the endometrium during various stages of the ablation process.