| 主权项 |
1. A catheter useful for non-surgical entry into subject's uterus to dispense a diagnostic fluid therein and to the fallopian tubes and to retrieve a sample from said dispensed fluid, the catheter comprising:
an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end, a first lumen, a second lumen, and a third lumen, a balloon disposed marginally adjacent to the distal end of the elongated body for fluid sealing the interior of the subject's uterus; wherein the first and second lumens extend from the proximal end up to the distal end of the elongated body, and the third lumen extends from the proximal end to a point before the distal end and has an opening proximal to the distal end to inflate the balloon, wherein the first lumen has an opening at a tip at the distal end of the catheter for dispensing a diagnostic fluid into the interior of the subject's uterus, and wherein the second lumen has an opening at the tip for retrieving a sample of said dispensed fluid from the interior of the subject's uterus. |
