Patent ID: 11903722
Assignee: MINERVA SURGICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A device, comprising:
a probe having a proximal end and a distal end, the probe including a first lumen and a second lumen;
a sealing balloon surrounding the distal end of the probe and adapted to be deployed within a uterine canal, the sealing balloon in fluid communication with the first lumen of the probe, wherein the sealing balloon expands when filled with a fluid from a source of pressurized fluid delivered through the first lumen of the probe;
a sleeve having a plurality of gas ports, the sleeve being connected to the probe and configured so that each of the plurality of gas ports is in fluid communication with the second lumen; and
a passageway extending through the device to a location distal of the sealing balloon, distinct from the first lumen and the second lumen, the passageway adapted to be in fluid communication with a gas source such that a gas from the gas source is able to flow through the passageway and into a uterine cavity, said gas being able to contact a uterine wall for testing uterine wall integrity.