公开(公告)号：US06712810B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-30

申请号：US09810761

申请日：2001-03-16

申请人： Douglas C. Harrington ,  Victoria E. Carr-Brendenl ,  Brett S. Bowman

发明人： Douglas C. Harrington ,  Victoria E. Carr-Brendenl ,  Brett S. Bowman

IPC分类号： A61B1804

CPC分类号： A61F6/225 ,  A61B17/12022 ,  A61B17/12099 ,  A61B17/1219 ,  A61B18/1485 ,  A61B2018/00559 ,  A61B2018/126 ,  A61B2018/162

摘要： Methods and devices for occlusion of the fallopian tubes of a woman. The method involves thermally damaging the lining of the utero-tubal junction with relatively low power, followed by placement of a reticulated foam plug. In one embodiment, vascularized tissue grows into the plug and prevents or discourages formation of scar tissue around the plug. Another embodiment with a relatively small foam pore size encourages formation of a vascularized capsule around the plug. The presence of this vascularized capsule limits the patient's foreign body response, so that the capsule does not constrict around the plug. Also presented is a catheter designed for wounding the epithelial layer of the utero-tubal junction, and a method of using the catheter to form a long yet shallow lesion in the utero-tubal junction.

摘要翻译： 阻塞妇女输卵管的方法和装置。 该方法涉及以相当低的功率热损伤子宫 - 输卵管结的内衬，然后放置网状泡沫塞。 在一个实施方案中，血管化组织生长到插塞中并防止或阻止塞子周围形成瘢痕组织。 具有相对小的泡沫孔径的另一个实施方案促使围绕塞子形成血管化胶囊。 这种血管化胶囊的存在限制了患者的异物反应，使得胶囊不会在塞子周围收缩。 还提出了设计用于伤口子宫 - 输卵管结的上皮层的导管，以及使用导管在子宫 - 输卵管连接处形成长而浅的病变的方法。