Patent ID: 7875297
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating menorrhagia comprising the steps of: administering to the uterine cavity of a patient suffering from menorrhagia a plurality of physiologically inert beads bearing a tissue necrosing amount of at least 20 mg or about 20 mg of silver nitrate as a solid silver ion source; said beads having an average diameter in the range of about 1 to about 6 millimeters; massaging the uterus to distribute the beads therein and maintaining the beads in contact with the endometrial lining of the uterus for a time sufficient to necrose the endometrial tissue; flushing the uterine cavity with a saline solution to neutralize any silver ions present in the uterine cavity; and recovering the beads from the patient's uterus.