Patent ID: 11969190
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A method of making a transvaginal occluder, comprising:
printing a housing having proximal and distal portions, the printing including:
printing a first material including a first durometer and extending between the proximal and distal portions, the first material printed to define an internal cavity therethrough extending between the proximal and distal portions and including at least one recess defined in;
printing a second material having a second, lower durometer and extending between the proximal and distal portions, the second material printed to encapsulate at least a portion of the first material, the second material configured to engage vaginal tissue, wherein the second material includes at least one compression region along a length of the second material the at least one compression region including a hollow cavity defined in the compression region, the hollow cavity configured to allow the compression region to collapse inwardly during insertion of the transvaginal occluder within a vaginal canal and expand beyond a pelvic floor of the vaginal canal once inserted in the vaginal canal to fix the transvaginal occluder in vivo; and
printing a third material having a third, lowest durometer, the third material printed within the at least one recess and configured to engage a shaft of a surgical instrument in a fluid tight manner when inserted through the internal cavity.