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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel C. Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Csaba Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel C. Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Csaba Truckai, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Minerva Surgical, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/042 (2013.01); A61B 18/1485 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0022 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00166 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00559 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00863 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00892 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes and for conforming to an asymmetric or symmetric shape of the patient's cervix. An expandable seal is provided for sealing the cervical canal.