EP 3716872 A1 20201007 - <SMALLCAPS/> DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
Title (en)
<SMALLCAPS/> DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION
Title (de)
<SMALLCAPS/>VORRICHTUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR KÜNSTLICHEN BEFRUCHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF ET PROCÉDÉ D'INSÉMINATION ARTIFICIELLE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2017064028 W 20171130
- US 2018063100 W 20181129
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2019108818A1] The medical device has a shield and an arm secured to the shield at one end and extending outwardly from the shield. The arm is inserted into the cervical canal of a patient and the shield covers the external os of the patient. By inserting the medical device into a patient's cervical canal prior to insemination and leaving the device in place after insemination, a physical barrier that holds a semen sample within the cervical canal and prevents leakage from the cervical canal back into the vaginal cavity is established. The device may have a bore extending through the device for a catheter to pass through. The bore has a valve to allow passage of the catheter and prevent backflow of semen. The arm may have a plurality of longitudinal ridges, circumferential ridges, or circumferential barbs to help keep the device in place.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/43 (2006.01); A61D 19/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61B 17/43 (2013.01); A61F 6/146 (2013.01); A61B 17/12159 (2013.01); A61B 2017/4225 (2013.01); A61D 19/027 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2019108818A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2019108818 A1 20190606; EP 3716872 A1 20201007; JP 2021505229 A 20210218
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2018063100 W 20181129; EP 18821841 A 20181129; JP 2020529434 A 20181129