Patent ID: 9125686
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A uterine hemorrhage controlling system comprising: a connecting tube comprising a lumen and further comprising a proximal portion configured to connect to a pump; a suction module configured for insertion into a uterus, the suction module comprising a flexible suction tube configured to form a first loop, a set of openings defined along a medial surface of the first loop of the flexible suction tube, wherein the set of openings is configured to be medially oriented away from an interior surface of the uterus when the suction module is delivered into the uterus, and configured to fluidly connect to the lumen of the connecting tube, and wherein activation of the pump generates a negative pressure at the set of openings to induce uterine contraction about the first loop without obstruction of the set of openings; a shield of unitary construction with the flexible suction tube and configured to limit obstruction of the set of openings; and a seal coupled to the connecting tube between the suction module and the pump and operable in a first configuration, the seal configured to hermetically seal an entrance to the uterus to maintain a negative pressure within the uterus in the first configuration, thereby closing exposed arterioles of the uterus in order to control uterine hemorrhaging, wherein the seal comprises a balloon configured to have an expanded configuration, as the first configuration, and a contracted configuration, as a second configuration.