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

Claim 0:
1. A device, comprising:
a probe having a proximal end and a distal end, the probe including a first lumen and a second lumen;
a connector coupled to the proximal end of the probe, the connector adapted to be connected to a pressurized fluid source;
an expandable sealing balloon surrounding the distal end of the probe and adapted to be deployed within a uterine canal, the expandable sealing balloon in fluid communication with the first lumen of the probe, wherein the expandable sealing balloon expands when filled with fluid from the pressurized fluid source delivered through the first lumen of the probe;
a balloon member extending distally from the distal end of the probe, the balloon member adapted to be deployed within a uterine cavity;
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 of the probe, each of the plurality of gas ports in fluid communication with an interior of the balloon member; and
a passageway extending through the device, 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 the uterine cavity, wherein the gas flows to an exterior of the balloon member.