Removable fallopian tube plug and associated methods
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Apr 10, 2003
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Oct 5, 2001
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Oct 5, 2001
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A removable fallopian tube plug includes an elongated shaft member that has a diameter dimensioned for insertion into a mammalian fallopian tube. The shaft has an imagable portion located at each of a distal end and a proximal end. A plurality of flexible disclike protrusions are affixed in generally normal fashion to at least a portion of the shaft, wherein in a first position a periphery thereof is generally adjacent the shaft and in a second position the periphery extends radially outward therefrom. The protrusions are biased to the second position and are adapted for closely engaging the fallopian tube when in the second position, and they are further arrayed axially so as to form a barrier sufficient to prevent a passage of an ovum or a spermatozoon in an axial direction.
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