Method for controlling flow of eggs in a uterine tube

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12064374-B2
Application number	US-202117464728-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 2, 2021
Priority date	Oct 11, 2007
Publication date	Aug 20, 2024
Grant date	Aug 20, 2024

Abstract

There is provided a method for controlling a flow of eggs in a uterine tube formed by a uterine tube wall of a patient. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the uterine tube wall) at least one portion of the uterine tube wall to influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube, and stimulating the constricted wall portion to cause contraction of the uterine tube wall portion to further influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube. The method can be used for restricting or stopping the flow of eggs in the uterine tube, or for actively moving the fluid in the uterine tube, with a low risk of injuring the uterine tube.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for controlling a flow of eggs in a uterine tube of a mammal patient, the system comprising at least one of a) and b):
a) an implantable constriction device configured to at least partly constrict the uterine tube to influence a flow of eggs in the uterine tube, wherein the constriction device comprises a plurality of clamping elements configured to be arranged in a common plane intersecting the uterine tube and to be radially movable towards and away from a central axis of the uterine tube to change a constriction of the uterine tube, and an operation device configured to operate the implantable constriction device, and
b) an implantable stimulation device configured to stimulate the uterine tube to constrict the uterine tube to influence the flow of eggs in the uterine tube,
wherein the system further comprises:
a control device, configured to control at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device; and
an energy source for supplying energy to at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device;
wherein the control device is further configured to:
determine a current state of the energy source, or
determine a temperature of at least one of the system and the patient.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device comprises an internal signal transmitter configured to transmit information related to the current state or the temperature.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the internal signal transmitter is configured to transmit the information related to the current state or the temperature to an external signal receiver.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to determine the temperature on a regular basis, and wherein the control device is configured to store values of the determined temperature.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device comprises a temperature sensor for determining the temperature.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to measure a parameter related to a voltage of the energy source to determine the current state of the energy source.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to measure a parameter related to an energy consumption of the system to determine the current state of the energy source.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to measure a parameter related to a temperature of the energy source to determine the current state of the energy source.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to store values related to the current state of the energy source.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is arranged to determine the current state of the energy source on a regular basis.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to control the energy source based on at least one of the current state of the energy source and the determined temperature.

12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operation device is configured to hydraulically operate the implantable constriction device.

13. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the operation device is configured to mechanically operate the implantable constriction device.

14. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the implantable stimulation device is configured to provide electrical stimulation to the uterine tube.

15. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the implantable stimulation device is configured to provide thermal stimulation to the uterine tube.

16. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the implantable stimulation device comprises a plurality of stimulation elements adapted to stimulate different areas of the uterine tube, and wherein the control device is configured to control the stimulation device to cyclically propagate stimulation of the different areas along the uterine tube in the same or opposite direction of the flow in the patient's uterine tube.

17. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to control at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device to vary the constriction of different areas of a wall portion of the uterine tube, such that the wall portion is progressively constricted in a downstream or upstream direction of the uterine tube to move the eggs in the uterine tube.

18. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to control at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device to prevent a flow of eggs in the patient's uterine tube.

19. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is configured to control at least one of the implantable constriction device and the implantable stimulation device to create a flow of eggs in the patient's uterine tube.

20. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the energy source is configured to receive wireless energy from outside the patient's body.

Assignees

• Forsell Peter

Inventors

• Forsell Peter

Classifications

• A61F6/206

  Clamps (ligaturing clamps or clips A61B17/122) · CPC title

• A61M60/148

  in line with a blood vessel using resection or like techniques, e.g. permanent endovascular heart assist devices · CPC title

• A61N1/403

  for thermotherapy, e.g. hyperthermia · CPC title

• A61N1/36578

  controlled by mechanical motion of the heart wall, e.g. measured by an accelerometer or microphone · CPC title

• A61N1/36564

  controlled by blood pressure · CPC title