Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Medical devices and methods of making and using such devices
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Application No.: US14174548Application Date: 2014-02-06
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Publication No.: US09278022B2Publication Date: 2016-03-08
- Inventor: Quang Tran , Christopher A. Stout , Elisa J. Aldridge , Betsy Swann
- Applicant: Bayer Essure Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Whippany
- Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
- Current Assignee: BAYER HEALTHCARE LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Whippany
- Main IPC: A61F6/06
- IPC: A61F6/06 ; A61F6/14 ; A61F13/00 ; A61M1/00 ; A61M5/178 ; A61M19/00 ; A61F6/22 ; A61F6/20 ; A61B17/00 ; A61B17/12 ; A61F6/00 ; A61M25/04 ; A61F6/18 ; A61M25/00 ; A61M25/01 ; A61B19/00

Abstract:
Devices, such as medical devices for inhibiting conception, and methods of using and/or making these devices. In one aspect of the disclosure, a medical device has a delivery system and a first insert, which is removably coupled to the delivery system and which is designed to be deployed within a portion of a first fallopian tube, and a second insert, which is removably coupled to the delivery system and which is designed to be deployed within a portion of a second fallopian tube. Other aspects of the disclosure include, among other things, inserts made from one or more polymers; inserts which are designed to pierce and remain in place; and inserts which are implanted through a fluid delivery system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140150802A1 MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH DEVICES Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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