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- Patent Title: Electrical inhibition (EI) uterine pacemaker for controlling uterine contractions
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Application No.: US16470312Application Date: 2017-12-20
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Publication No.: US11291831B2Publication Date: 2022-04-05
- Inventor: Jeffrey Karsdon , Frederick Naftolin , Vikram Kapila , Ashwin Raj Kumar
- Applicant: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
- Applicant Address: US NY New York
- Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
- Current Assignee Address: US NY New York
- Agency: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2017/067556 WO 20171220
- International Announcement: WO2018/119052 WO 20180628
- Main IPC: A61N1/08
- IPC: A61N1/08 ; A61N1/05 ; A61N1/372 ; A61N1/378

Abstract:
In an aspect of the present disclosure, a system and method for controlling uterine contractions is disclosed including receiving data from at least one sensor by a wireless apparatus inserted into the patient's vagina adjacent the cervix. The data includes an indication that a contraction of the uterus is imminent. The method further includes in response to receiving the data, causing a generator circuit of the wireless apparatus to supply electrical energy to an energy applicator of the wireless apparatus that is configured to apply the supplied electrical energy to the uterus of the patient via the cervix of the patient to control contractions of the patient's uterus.
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