Patent ID: 8585616
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method to determine fallopian tube occlusion, comprising: distending a uterus with a first fluid, the uterus including at least one fallopian tube and a first cornua of a first fallopian tube, wherein the first fallopian tube was subjected to a procedure to attempt to occlude the first fallopian tube; visually identifying the first cornua of the first fallopian tube through a transcervical approach; coupling a device to the first cornua to fluidly separate a sealed portion of the first cornua from the remainder of the uterus; applying a vacuum to the sealed portion of the first cornua to evacuate the first fluid in the sealed portion of the first cornua through one of at least two first lumens; measuring a volume of the first fluid evacuated from the first cornua portion; pressurizing the sealed portion of the first cornua with a second fluid by applying the second fluid through one of the at least two first lumens; and measuring a volume of the second fluid within the sealed portion of the first cornua to determine if the first fallopian tube is occluded, wherein the first fallopian tube is determined to be occluded by an implanted occlusion device by determining if there is more volume of the second fluid inserted in the sealed portion of the first cornua than of the first fluid removed from the sealed portion of the first cornua.