Patent ID: 8287552
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for accessing the uterus, comprising: inserting an elongated member through the cervix into the uterus so that a distal port of a working channel of the elongated member is open to the uterus while a proximal port of the working channel is open to the proximal side of the cervix, an outer diameter of a sealing portion of the elongated member sealingly engaging an inner wall of the cervix; applying suction to a vacuum channel of the elongated member to apply a negative fluid pressure to increase a sealing force applied by the sealing portion on the inner wall of the cervix via a plurality of suction holes extending through an outer wall of the sealing portion, the suction holes being arranged circumferentially around the sealing portion; and accessing the uterus such that an instrument is insertable into the uterus via the working channel.