Patent ID: 8814883
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A stabilization device, comprising: a sleeve having a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the sleeve, the sleeve adapted to be inserted into a working channel of a hysteroscope; a proximal seal at the proximal end of the sleeve through which a catheter can be advanced into the lumen and into the working channel of the hysteroscope, wherein the proximal seal comprises a duckbill valve; and a distention valve fixed in place on the sleeve such that the distention valve is not movable along the sleeve, the distal end of the sleeve extends distally beyond the distention valve and a depth at which the distal end of the sleeve can be inserted into the working channel of the hysteroscope is determined by where the distention valve is fixed in place on the sleeve, wherein the distention valve includes a portion adapted to fit onto and form a seal around the working channel of the hysteroscope.