- Patent Title: Fundus bumper mechanical reference for easier mechanism deployment
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Application No.: US17691032Application Date: 2022-03-09
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Publication No.: US11712292B2Publication Date: 2023-08-01
- Inventor: Thomas C. Kochem , Daniel A. Beaudet
- Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.
- Applicant Address: US MA Marlborough
- Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Marlborough
- Agency: Vista IP Law Group, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B18/14
- IPC: A61B18/14 ; A61F6/18 ; A61B17/02 ; A61B17/42 ; A61B18/00 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
Intrauterine devices and methods for facilitating deployment thereof using a bumper are disclosed. In one embodiment, an intrauterine device comprises a structure including a first central support member and a deployment mechanism coupled to the first central support member. The intrauterine device further comprises a bumper positioned at a distal end of a second central support member and at a more distal position relative to a distal end of the structure so as to prevent the distal end of the structure from contacting the fundus of the uterus of a patient during deployment of the deployment mechanism. In another embodiment, the intrauterine device comprises a bumper coupled to the deployment mechanism and configured to move from a more distal to a more proximal position relative to a distal end of the structure.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220192734A1 FUNDUS BUMPER MECHANICAL REFERENCE FOR EASIER MECHANISM DEPLOYMENT Public/Granted day:2022-06-23
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