Patent ID: 8167874

Claim:
A method for marking tubal ostia, the method comprising the following steps: (a) providing a fluid dispenser with a biocompatible marking dye; (b) coupling a catheter including an opening at each of a first and a second end to an outlet of the fluid dispenser, wherein the first end is adjacent the fluid dispenser and the opposing end provides an open end at the opposing end of the catheter; (c) inserting the catheter into a uterus of a patient and positioning the open end of the catheter adjacent a tubal ostium; and (d) activating the fluid dispenser to provide a flow of the biocompatible marking dye through the catheter and through the open end of the catheter to provide a mark on the wall of the uterus indicating a position of the tubal ostium; (e) positioning the catheter adjacent a second tubal ostium; and (f) activating the fluid dispenser to dispense fluid on the wall of the uterus to provide a second mark indicating a position of the second tubal ostium; (g) inserting an ablation device into the uterus and ablating the endometrium; and (h) using the mark and the second mark to guide the insertion of a first and a second tubal occlusion device at the first and second tubal ostia.