Patent ID: 6607545
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A surgical balloon for insertion into a uterus with a primary uterine space extending between the os and the fundus having a first volume and two annexed cornua communicating therewith and having a second and third volume, respectively, each less than the first volume, comprising:a continuous outer wall, said wall defining an exterior surface of said balloon on a first side and an interior hollow of said balloon on a second side, said wall being formed from a stretchable elastic material permitting said interior hollow of said balloon to accommodate a variable volume of fluid ranging from a minimum deflated volume associated with a relaxed state of said wall to a maximum inflated volume associated with a stretched state of said wall, said wall having a varying expansibility permitting first and second portions of said wall to expand further in said stretched state than a remainder of said wall, said wall providing the balloon with an inflated shape within the uterus approximating the interior shape thereof, said remainder approximating the primary uterine space, said first portion approximating a first of the two annexed cornua and said second portion approximating a second of the two annexed cornua, said first and second portions of said wall being thinner than said remainder of said wall.