Patent ID: 7329265

Claim:
An intravaginal clamping device for occluding a portion of a female patient's uterine artery adjacent to a region of the patient's vaginal fornix, comprising: a. a stabilizing member which has a cylindrical distal end configured to extend into the patient's uterine cervix; b. a clamping member with a clamping element at the distal portion thereof which is configured to fit about an exterior side portion of the patient's uterine cervix and which has a leading, pressure applying surface on the distal end that is at or extends beyond the distal end of the stabilizing member and which has a width is sufficient to be pressed against the region of the patient's vaginal fornix adjacent to the exterior side portion of the patient's uterine cervix to occlude the portion of the patient's uterine artery adjacent to the region of the patient's vaginal fornix; and c. a blood flow sensor on the leading pressure applying surface of the distal end of the clamping member to detect the location of the uterine artery to monitor the blood flow therethrough.