FI109329B - Anordning för intrautrin brännvård - Google Patents

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FI109329B
FI109329B FI911188A FI911188A FI109329B FI 109329 B FI109329 B FI 109329B FI 911188 A FI911188 A FI 911188A FI 911188 A FI911188 A FI 911188A FI 109329 B FI109329 B FI 109329B
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1 I · • · \ in bläsorganet i livmodern och expander däri; . t päfyliningsorgan anslutet tili nämnda avlägsna ända för att mata päfyllnings- •. medel tili nämnda bläsa; ett upphettningsorgan anordnat inne i nämnda bläsa för att upphetta nämn-; 30 da päfyllningsmedel tili en tillräcklig temperatur för att ästadkomma en väv nadsnekros; och 18 109329 reglerorgan anslutet till nämnda avlägsna ända för att reglera nämnda bläsas expansion och upphettning.
1. Anordning för ästadkommande av nekros i vävnadsslemhinnor tili en kroppsihälighet, kännetecknad därav, att anordningen uppvisar: 5 en kateter innefattande ett flexibelt rör med en när intilliggande ända och en avlägsen ända; ett bläsorgan, som är fast vid den intilliggande ända, och vilket organ är avsett att passas in i kroppsihäligheten och utvidgas där; ett päfyliningsorgan fäst vid nämnda andra avlägsna ända för att mata 10 päfyllningsmedel genom nämnda flexibla slang till nämnda bläsa; ett upphettningsorgan anordnat inne i nämnda bläsa, för att upphetta nämnda päfyllningsmedel tili en tillräcklig temperatur för att ästad-komma en vävnadsnekros; och ett regelorgan anslutet tili nämnda avlägsna ända för att reglera nämn-15 da bläsas expansion och upphettning
2. Anordning enligt patentkravet 1, kännetecknad därav, att den därtill uppvisar ett termoelement för mätning av nämnda päfyllningsmedels tempe- .· ratur, vilket termoelement anordnats inne i nämnda bläsa och är anslutet tili .v 20 nämnda reglerorgan via en elektrisk ledning * * I Π I
< [ 3. Anordning för ästadkommande av nekros i livmoderslemhinna, kanne- *»*»* tecknad därav, att anordningen uppvisar: * · en kateter med ett intilliggande ända och en avlägsen ända; 25 ett expanderande bläsorgan fäst vid nämnda intilliggande ända för att passa
4. Anordning enligt patentkravet 3, kännetecknad därav, att nämnda kate-5 ter innefattar ett styvt rör i den intilliggande ändan av nämnda bläsa, och ett flexibelt rör sträcker sig genom nämnda styva rör frän nämnda reglerorgan tili nämnda bläsa.
5. Anordning enligt patentkravet 4, kännetecknad därav att nämnda päfyll-ningsorgan uppvisar ett pumporgan ansluten tili nämnda flexibla rör för att 10 pumpa nämnda päfyllningsmedel genom nämnda flexible rör för att fylla nämnda bläsa, vilket päfyllningsmedel är icke-cirkulerande.
6. Anordning enligt patentkravet 4, kännetecknad därav, att den därtill uppvisar ett positioneringsorgan för positionering av nämnda expanderande 15 bläsa i livmodern och att nämnda positioneringsorgan omfattar en skala i katetern, som anger nämnda expanderande bläsas inpassningsdjup i livmodern
·*: 7. Anordning enligt patentkravet 1, kännetecknad därav, att nämnda ex- * 20 panderande bläsa förmär utstä ett inre tryck av ätminstone 300 mmHg utan : ”i att spricka och en temperatur av ätminstone 121°C utan att förkoina, och att ': ’': nämnda reglerorgan omfattar: : en volymregleranordning; > »* ‘ en temperturregleranordning; , , 25 en tryckregleranordning; och • * : / en tidsregleranordning. » t » < · t
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US07242730 US4949718B1 (en) 1988-09-09 1988-09-09 Intrauterine cauterizing apparatus
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