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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2010
David Callaghan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Matthew Laplaca, Cumberland, RI (US);
Jeffrey Model, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Putnam, Weymouth, MA (US);
James Duronio, Westford, MA (US);
David Callaghan, Mansfield, MA (US);
Matthew LaPlaca, Cumberland, RI (US);
Jeffrey Model, Cambridge, MA (US);
Mark Putnam, Weymouth, MA (US);
James Duronio, Westford, MA (US);
Cytyc Corporation, Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
Sterilization devices and methods for deploying porous implants within the fallopian tubes are disclosed. The devices include a catheter component including an external electrode sheath containing at least two deployable implants and a positioning member. Sliding the external sheath proximally disposes the implants within the fallopian tubes, while sliding both the positioning member and external electrode sheath distally reloads a second implant into the external electrode sheath. The devices further includes a handle component, which houses a chassis, external electrode sheath carrier, reciprocating shaft, positioning member carrier and first and second engaging members. The reciprocating shaft may be operated by a motor to slide distally and proximally along a long axis. The reciprocating shaft, external electrode sheath and its carrier, upon selective actuation, move together proportionally to deploy and reload the implants to facilitate occlusion of the fallopian tubes and complete sterilization.