Patent ID: 8408212

Claim:
An implantable occlusion apparatus, comprising: an expandable support member extending from a first end portion to a second end portion, the expandable support member sized to pass through a cervical canal or a transabdominal access route and be positioned within at least one of an amniotic membrane, a cervical os, or a uterine side wall; and a first and a second fluid-resistant material, the first fluid-resistant material covering, or coated on, a first end portion of the expandable support member and the second fluid-resistant material extending beyond and coupled to, the first end portion of the expandable support member by crimps thread, adhesive or heat bonding, wherein one or both of the first and second fluid-resistant materials are configured to occlude or partially occlude the cervical os or a rupture of the amniotic membrane near the uterine side wall.