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Dispensing instrument and method

CA 1069791 A · Owner: Population Research Incorporated · Inventors: Dickhudt, Eugene A.; Bolduc, Lee R.

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A fluid dispensing instrument and method for placing a material in the uterine cavity and moving the material from the uterine cavity to the canals of the Fallopian tubes of a female. The instrument has an elongated probe carrying an expandable sleeve. A housing connected to the probe has a chamber for a container storing the material. A plunger is operable to move the container onto a needle and force the material through the probe and into the uterine cavity. In one form, an actuator is continuously moved into the housing to initially partially expand the sleeve member to displace part of the uterine cavity. Further movement of the actuator dispenses the material from the probe into the …

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  • Granted January 15, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 15, 1997.
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GrantedJanuary 15, 1980
Term endedJanuary 15, 1997
Patent numberCA 1069791 A
Classification (IPC)A61M1/00 +2 more

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198119831985198719891991199319951997Patent grantedJan 15, 1980Term endedJan 15, 1997

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