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(12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2013/119573 Al 15 August 2013 (15.08.2013) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every A61F 6/22 (2006.01) kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (21) International Application Number: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, PCT/US2013/024777 DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (22) International Filing Date: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, 5 February 2013 (05.02.2013) KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, (25) Filing Language: English NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, (26) Publication Language: English RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, (30) Priority Data: ZM, ZW. 13/367,338 6 February 2012 (06.02.2012) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (71) Applicant: ARTVENTIVE MEDICAL GROUP, INC. kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, [US/US]; 2766 Gateway Road, Carlsbad, CA 92009 (US). GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, (72) Inventors: RUDAKOV, Leon; 1797 Playa Vista, San UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, Marcos, CA 92078 (US). HARGENS, Tanner, J.; 6427 TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, Ballybay Drive, Charlotte, NC 28278 (US). LEOPOLD, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB , R, H, R, IS, IS, ST, L, LV, Phillip, M.; 118 Stone Marsh Lane, North Barrington, IL MCK,MK, MT, NL, CF, PT,T, RO, RS,S, S , SM, 60010 (US). TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, (74) Agent: HILL, James, William; McDermott Will & Emery Published LLP, 4 Park Plaza, Suite 1700, Irvine, CA 92614-2559 (US). - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (54) Title: REVERSIBLE TUBAL CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE 20-, 8 34 -7 (57) Abstract: Described are apparatus and methods for preventing sperm passage through a reproductive structure of a patient, and also for subsequently reversing the preventative measure in order to restore fertility to the patient. In some embodiments, the appar N4 atus includes an elongate member arranged to form a frame having a distal and proximal opening and configured to be positioned within a lumen of the reproductive structure. The apparatus may also have a flow reducing member coupled to the frame such that when the frame is positioned within the lumen, the flow reducing member substantially impedes, reduces, or totally obstructs pas sage of sperm through the lumen. |
