Patent ID: 6607518
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61D,Y10S

Abstract:
An assembly for penetrating a uterus of a mammal, said assembly comprising:a probe comprising an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, a forward end, and a rearward end, and a probing member extending laterally away from said longitudinal axis of said elongate body at the forward end of said elongate body, said elongate body being sufficiently flexible to enable said probe to be introduced into a cervix and uterus of an unsedated mammal; and a channel comprising an inlet located toward said rearward end of said elongate body, an outlet located near said probing member, and an enclosed space extending between said inlet and said outlet, said channel further including a bend such that the channel forms an angle of less than 180Â° with said longitudinal axis of said elongate body near said outlet.