Patent ID: 11944351
Assignee: INNOMED ONE, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method for artificial insemination, said method comprising the steps of:
providing a medical device comprising:
a shield configured to cover an orifice;
an arm having a proximal end secured to the shield and a distal end configured to insert into an orifice,
wherein the shield and the arm are configured to secure the medical device in place during use,

a bore extending longitudinally through the arm and through the shield such that the bore has an opening at the distal end of the arm and an opening on an opposite side of the shield opposite the arm; and
a valve disposed at the distal end of the arm, wherein the valve is operable between an open position and a closed position, wherein the valve is operable to form a substantially fluid-tight seal over the opening at the distal end of the arm when the valve is in the closed position, and wherein the valve is operable to form a substantially fluid-tight seal around the catheter at the distal end of the arm when the valve is in the open position;

providing a catheter wherein the bore of the medical device is operable to receive the catheter;
inserting the catheter into the bore through the opening of the bore on the side of the shield opposite the arm;
inserting the medical device and the catheter into the patient such that the arm of the medical device extends into a cervical canal of the patient and the shield of the medical device substantially covers an external os of a cervix;
pushing the catheter through the opening at the distal end of the arm, such that said catheter forces the valve into the open position; and
introducing a semen sample into the patient's cervical canal or a uterine cavity via the catheter.