Patent ID: 7223279
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A device for treating a uterus of a female patient by occluding at least in pert a uterine artery thereof, comprising: a) a first elongated clamping member which has a proximal section forming in part a manually manipulative handle configured to extend out of the patient's vagina when the device is in position to occlude the patient's uterine artery and which has a distal section forming in part a jaw having a pressure applying clamping surface on a distal end of the jaw having sufficient area to occlude the patient's uterine artery when pressed against the patient's vaginal fomix and having a tissue receiving recess proximal to the clamping surface; b) a second elongated clamping member which has a proximal section forming in part a manually manipulative handle configured to extend out of the patient's vagina when the device is in position to occlude the patient's uterine artery and which has a distal section forming in part a jaw having a pressure applying clamping surface on a distal end of the jaw; and c) a pivotal connection between the first and second elongated clamping members at a location proximally spaced from the tissue receiving recess; and d) a blood flow sensor to detect the patient's uterine artery.