Patent ID: 9693890
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. An intrauterine device, comprising: a central support member; first and second inner flexures, each having a proximal portion, a middle portion, and distal portion, and wherein the proximal portion of each inner flexure is coupled to the central support member; an arm member, having a proximal portion and a distal portion, wherein the proximal portion of the arm member is coupled to the middle portion of the first inner flexure at a first location, and wherein the first inner flexure and the arm member extend distally from the first location and form an acute angle with each other; and first and second outer flexures, each having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the respective proximal ends of the first and second outer flexures are coupled to the central support member, and wherein the respective distal ends of the first and second outer flexures are coupled to the respective distal portions of the respective first and second inner flexures, wherein the first and second outer flexures, in combination with the arm member and in further combination with the first and second inner flexures comprise a delivery configuration for transcervical insertion, and a deployed configuration for deployment in a uterine cavity.