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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2003
Michael M. Kamrava, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael M. Kamrava, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A catheter including a shaft comprising a body with a proximal portion and a distal portion, the body defining an opening from the proximal portion to the distal portion, the distal portion having an end that is beveled in a first direction across an end opening, such that a length of the shaft to a first point on the end is a first length and a length of the shaft to a second point on the end is a second length longer than the first length. A method including placing at least one embryo near an open end of a catheter, inserting the open end of the catheter into an endometrial lining of a subject's uterus, using the catheter to open a flap of the endometrial lining, and transferring the at least one embryo from the catheter to the pocket site.