Patent ID: 7033314
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a handle; a first elongate tubular body having a proximal end coupled to the handle and a distal end, the proximal end defining an entry port; a second tubular body, comprising a polymer material and having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the second tubular body coupled to the distal end of the first tubular body and a circumference of the distal end defining a guide face, wherein the first tubular body and the second tubular body are co-linearly aligned and collectively define a first lumen therethrough extending from the entry port to the guide face, the first lumen having a dimension adequate to accommodate in a co-linear alignment with the first tubular body: wherein the second tubular body has a dimension adequate for insertion into a uterus of a human subject, and wherein the guide face comprises a blunt edge and an outside diameter less than an outside diameter of the second tubular body.