CA2311375A1 - Method and apparatus for tubal occlusion - Google Patents

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CA2311375A1
CA2311375A1 CA002311375A CA2311375A CA2311375A1 CA 2311375 A1 CA2311375 A1 CA 2311375A1 CA 002311375 A CA002311375 A CA 002311375A CA 2311375 A CA2311375 A CA 2311375A CA 2311375 A1 CA2311375 A1 CA 2311375A1
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Peter Breining
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Abstract

This invention is a device for sterilizing females by occluding the uterotubal junction. The device includes a catheter (20) with a releasable heat generating plug (24) which is used to thermally damage the uterotubal junction, causing it to constrict around the plug after which the plug is released from the catheter, and left in place in the uterotubal junction.
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