Patent ID: 8007449

Claim:
A uterine cavity length measuring device, comprising: a first elongate member including a lumen and a plurality of apertures extending between the lumen and an exterior surface of the first elongate member, the first elongate member configured for insertion through a cervical canal with at least a portion of the first elongate member extending into a uterine cavity; and a second elongate member including a lumen, a distal end, and at least one aperture located at the distal end extending from the lumen of the second elongate member to an exterior surface of the second elongate member, where the second elongate member is positioned within and is configured to move within the lumen of the first elongate member; wherein the first elongate member and second elongate member provide a fluid path from a proximal end of the lumen in the second elongate member, through the lumen in the second elongate member to the at least one aperture located at the distal end of the second elongate member and to at least one of the plurality of apertures in the first elongate member, the first elongate member and second elongate member being configured such that fluid flow through the fluid path and into the uterine cavity is permitted when the distal end of the second elongate member is positioned within a portion of the first elongate member that is positioned within the uterine cavity and such that fluid flow through the fluid path is restricted when the distal end of the second elongate member is positioned within a portion of the first elongate member that is positioned within the cervical canal.