Patent ID: 8360064
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A minimally invasive method of sterilization, the method comprising: coupling a handle of an elongated catheter to an endoscope, the endoscope having a handle and an elongated portion designed for insertion into a patient, and the elongated catheter having an outer portion, an inner portion within the outer portion, and a corewire within the inner portion, wherein the outer portion and inner portion are slideable relative each other; inserting the elongated catheter and the endoscope into a uterus of the patient; inserting a sterilization device coupled to a distal portion of the elongated catheter into a fallopian tube of the patient, the sterilization device having an outer expandable portion; moving a release mechanism on the handle from a first incremented position having a first labeled operation to a second incremented position having a second labeled operation, the first and second labeled operations each referring to an operation in removing the sterilization device from the elongated catheter; and wherein moving the release mechanism from the first incremented position to the second incremented position causes: