Patent ID: 8469876

Claim:
A catheter comprising: a shaft comprising a body with a proximal portion and a distal portion, the body having a length configured for placement through an endoscopic device in an assisted embryo transfer procedure and the body defining an opening from the proximal portion to the distal portion, the distal portion having an exterior dimension suitable for insertion into a body of a subject as a procedural instrument for transferring an embryo, the distal portion having an end that is beveled in a first direction across the opening, such that a length of the shaft to a first point on the end is a first length and a length of the shaft to a second point on the end is a second length longer than the first length, a portion of the shaft including the second point is beveled in a second direction opposite the first direction defining a tip shaped to be inserted into an endometrial lining of the subject, and wherein the tip comprises a material that has sufficient rigidity to penetrate the endometrial lining of the subject and sufficient flexibility to resist penetration of a uterine muscle of the subject.