Patent ID: 9198795
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of implanting a compressible occlusive device in a fallopian tube of a patient, the fallopian tube having an ostium, comprising: inserting a distal section of an introducer into the fallopian tube until the distal section is adjacent an implant location in the fallopian tube, and such that an intermediate section of the introducer is positioned outside of the fallopian tube adjacent the ostium; moving the occlusive device from the intermediate section of the introducer into the distal section, wherein the intermediate section has an intermediate section inner diameter, such that the occlusive device, when disposed in the intermediate section, is in a substantially uncompressed configuration, wherein, when the occlusive device is moved from the intermediate section to the distal section, the occlusive device passes through a transition section of the introducer that compresses the occlusive device; and deploying the occlusive device out a distal opening in the distal section of the introducer and into the fallopian tube at the implant location.