Patent ID: 6709667
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A contraceptive delivery system comprising:a contraceptive device having at a least a portion which is expandable from a small profile configuration to a large profile configuration, wherein the at least a portion is insertable into an ostium of a fallopian tube when in the small profile configuration; a sheath having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen therethrough, the lumen forming a receptacle at the distal end, the receptacle configured to releasably receive the at least a portion; first elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end releasably attachable to the contraceptive device, the distal end disposed within the lumen of the sheath and adjacent to the receptacle; a proximal handle connected with the proximal end of the sheath, the handle having a size and shape suitable for gripping with a single hand; and at least one actuator mounted on the handle, wherein movement of the at least one actuator by the hand while the hand grips the handle moves the proximal end of the sheath proximally relative to the handle exposing the at least a portion to allow expansion to the large profile configuration and affixation of the contraceptive device within the ostium of the fallopian tube.