• Patent Title: System for reversible contraceptive sterilization
  • Application No.: US15508578
    Application Date: 2015-09-04
  • Publication No.: US11291582B2
    Publication Date: 2022-04-05
  • Inventor: Peter van de GraafErwin Dekkers
  • Applicant: Choice B.V.
  • Applicant Address: NL Sevenum
  • Assignee: Choice B.V.
  • Current Assignee: Choice B.V.
  • Current Assignee Address: NL Sevenum
  • Agency: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd.
  • Priority: NL2013424 20140905
  • International Application: PCT/NL2015/050614 WO 20150904
  • International Announcement: WO2016/036248 WO 20160310
  • Main IPC: A61F6/24
  • IPC: A61F6/24
System for reversible contraceptive sterilization
Abstract:
A system for reversible contraceptive sterilization is described. It is proposed to provide an implantable tube valve for implanting in a human vessel, in particular, the fallopian tube. The implantable tube valve includes: an implantable tube having an inner tube wall extending between two axial tube ends and includes a mount inside the tube; and a valve member mounted in the mount and pivotable between an open position and a closed position. The valve member includes a sealing edge that contacts the inner tube wall, when pivoted in the closed position, with the valve member closing off passage through the implantable tube. The valve member further includes an outer face conformal to the inner tube wall and an inner face conformal to the outer face, thereby providing unobstructed passage through the implantable tube when pivoted in the open position.
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