发明名称 |
Uterine therapy device and method |
摘要 |
A method and system of providing therapy to a patient's uterus. The method includes the steps of inserting an access tool through a cervix and a cervical canal into the uterus; actively cooling the cervical canal; delivering vapor through the access tool lumen into the uterus; and condensing the vapor on tissue within the uterus. The system has an access tool with a lumen, the access tool being adapted to be inserted through a human cervical canal to place an opening of the lumen within a uterus when the access tool is inserted through the cervical canal; an active cooling mechanism adapted to cool the cervical canal, the active cooling mechanism having a coolant source; and a vapor delivery mechanism adapted to deliver condensable vapor through the access tool to the uterus, the condensable vapor being adapted to condense within the uterus. |
申请公布号 |
US8221401(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.07.17 |
申请号 |
US20080197084 |
申请日期 |
2008.08.22 |
申请人 |
SHARKEY HUGH R.;REYES RAMIRO;SPARKS KURT D.;AEGEA MEDICAL, INC. |
发明人 |
SHARKEY HUGH R.;REYES RAMIRO;SPARKS KURT D. |
分类号 |
A61B18/18 |
主分类号 |
A61B18/18 |
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