Patent ID: 7325546

Claim:
An intravaginal uterine artery occlusion device, comprising: a. an elongated shaft which has a distal end, an inner lumen configured to be interconnected to a vacuum source and extending to the distal end; b. cervical receptacle which is secured to the distal end of the elongated shaft, which has an open distal end and an interior configured to receive at least part of a female patient's uterine cervix and which has at least one groove in a wall of the cervical receptacle in fluid communication with the inner lumen of the shaft; and c. a wall portion at the open distal end of the cervical receptacle which has an extendable curtain having a proximal end secured to the open distal end of the cervical receptacle and a distal end that is configured to extend distally from the open distal end of the receptacle and that has at least one distal pressure applying surface to facilitate occlusion of the patient's uterine artery.