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Patent US7073504 - Contraceptive system and method of use - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA device and method of using the device for contraception or sterilization and particularly for reversible contraception by occluding a reproductive lumen to prevent the passage of reproductive cells through the lumen for a desired period of time until the patient wishes to become fertile again and then...http://www.google.com/patents/US7073504?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7073504 - Contraceptive system and method of useAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7073504 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 08/770,123Publication dateJul 11, 2006Filing dateDec 18, 1996Priority dateDec 18, 1996Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2275503A1, CA2275503C, CN1251510A, DE69728566D1, DE69728566T2, DE69736726D1, DE69736726T2, DE69737957D1, DE69737957T2, EP0971658A1, EP0971658B1, EP1438938A2, EP1438938A3, EP1438938B1, EP1438939A2, EP1438939A3, EP1438939B1, US6432116, US7398780, US8113205, US8707957, US20020013589, US20020029051, US20030029457, US20050081862, US20080135054, US20080308110, WO1998026737A1Publication number08770123, 770123, US 7073504 B2, US 7073504B2, US-B2-7073504, US7073504 B2, US7073504B2InventorsJeffrey P. Callister, William S. Tremulis, Denise S. HargesOriginal AssigneeAms Research CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (62), Non-Patent Citations (41), Referenced by (85), Classifications (28), Legal Events (10) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetContraceptive system and method of use
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