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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2013
Filed:
May. 19, 2010
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Jianmin LI, Lexington, MA (US);
Hamid Davoudi, Westwood, MA (US);
Michael S. H. Chu, Brookline, MA (US);
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Hamid Davoudi, Westwood, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
According to one claim of the invention, a method for occluding a fallopian tube in a vertebrate subject is described, which comprises comprising transcervically delivering a solid blocking material into the fallopian tube. In various embodiments, a fluid sealing material is delivered along with the solid blocking material. Other claims of the invention pertain to articles of manufacture, delivery devices and kits for use in occluding the fallopian tubes of a vertebrate subject.