Contraceptive with permeable and impermeable components
CA 2555009 C · Owner: Ams Research Corporation · Inventors: Callister, Jeffrey P.; Tremulis, William S.
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An device for occluding a body lumen such as a reproductive lumen which includes an occluding component having an impervious barrier to provide initial occlusion of the body lumen and a permeable body to facilitate tissue ingrowth which provides long term occlusion of the body lumen. The device and the method of using the device is particularly suitable for contraception.
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- Filed January 31, 2005 and granted August 7, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 31, 2025.
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