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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2013
Apex Gynocological Instruments, Llc, New York, NY (US);
Steven R. Goldstein, New York, NY (US);
Apex Gynocological Instruments, LLC., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for chemical endometrial ablation comprising an outer tube, a moveable cervical collar surrounding a portion of the outer tube and located near the distal end of the outer tube, an inner tube movable in a distal-proximal direction within the lumen of the outer tube, a porous and/or sponge-like material on the distal end of the inner tube within the lumen of the distal end of the outer tube having a size, shape, and expandability so that when the distal end of the inner tube within the distal end of the outer tube is moved in a distal direction in relation to the outer tube, the porous and/or sponge-like material expands to the approximate size of a uterus so as to contact the endometrium, a source of cauterizing agent, and means to cause the cauterizing agent to flow through the lumen of the inner tube onto the porous and/or sponge-like material. In operation, the cervical collar can be moved or advanced along the outer tube to the cervix and secured tightly around the external portio in order to prevent chemical cauterizing agent from entering the vagina.