Patent ID: 8834487
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: A61B,A61N

Abstract:
1. An intravasation prevention system for use during an intrauterine procedure, comprising: an elongate flexible tubular sheath configured for transcervically accessing a uterus, the sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, a lumen extending therethrough, and an outside diameter of no more than about 9 mm; a mechanical distension device having an expanded state and a collapsed state, wherein the distension device comprises an expandable basket device configured for insertion through the lumen of the elongate flexible tubular sheath and into the uterus while in the collapsed state, and configured to distend the uterus to expose a site therein when in the expanded state; a visualization device configured for visualizing the site exposed by the distension device, and a surgical tool configured for accessing the site and for performing a procedure at the site while the mechanical distension device is in the expanded state, wherein the surgical tool is a morcellator configured to remove a uterine fibroid from the site.