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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Alex James Norred, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

George Cochran Harper, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

David Lagrew, Irvine, CA (US);

Davis Reed Carlin, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Jan Segnitz, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Amelia Michele Degenkolb, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Inventors:

Alex James Norred, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

George Cochran Harper, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);

David Lagrew, Irvine, CA (US);

Davis Reed Carlin, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Jan Segnitz, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Amelia Michele Degenkolb, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Assignee:

InPress Technologies, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/42 (2006.01); A61B 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61B 17/42 (2013.01); A61B 17/12099 (2013.01); A61B 17/12136 (2013.01); A61B 2017/12004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/4216 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61M 1/0049 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0266 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1433 (2013.01);
Abstract

A uterine contractile device includes a series of perforated tubes, a sealing balloon, and an additional connecting tube to deliver a vacuum force inside the lumen of a postpartum uterus. The uterine contractile device may be used after child birth to facilitate contraction of a woman's uterus. By facilitating contraction of the uterus, a medical professional may achieve immediate and sustained hemostasis of the mother.


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