NO791855L - Fremgangsmaate og innretning for ikke-operativ sterilisasjon av kvinner - Google Patents

Fremgangsmaate og innretning for ikke-operativ sterilisasjon av kvinner

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NO791855L
NO791855L NO791855A NO791855A NO791855L NO 791855 L NO791855 L NO 791855L NO 791855 A NO791855 A NO 791855A NO 791855 A NO791855 A NO 791855A NO 791855 L NO791855 L NO 791855L
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women
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sterilization
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Robert A Erb
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Rsp Co
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • A61B17/12099Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the location of the occluder
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • A61B17/12131Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device
    • A61B17/12181Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials, e.g. embolic liquids, foams or extracellular matrices
    • A61B17/12186Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials, e.g. embolic liquids, foams or extracellular matrices liquid materials adapted to be injected
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/12Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels, umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • A61B17/12131Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device
    • A61B17/12181Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials, e.g. embolic liquids, foams or extracellular matrices
    • A61B17/12195Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device formed by fluidized, gelatinous or cellular remodelable materials, e.g. embolic liquids, foams or extracellular matrices comprising a curable material
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/42Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F6/00Contraceptive devices; Pessaries; Applicators therefor
    • A61F6/20Vas deferens occluders; Fallopian occluders
    • A61F6/22Vas deferens occluders; Fallopian occluders implantable in tubes
    • A61F6/225Vas deferens occluders; Fallopian occluders implantable in tubes transcervical
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61BDIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/42Gynaecological or obstetrical instruments or methods
    • A61B2017/4233Operations on Fallopian tubes, e.g. sterilization

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Pregnancy & Childbirth (AREA)
  • Gynecology & Obstetrics (AREA)
  • Endoscopes (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
  • Materials For Medical Uses (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Disinfection Or Sterilisation (AREA)
NO791855A 1978-06-06 1979-06-05 Innretning for ikke-operativ sterilisasjon av kvinner NO147780C (no)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US05/913,066 US4245623A (en) 1978-06-06 1978-06-06 Method and apparatus for the hysteroscopic non-surgical sterilization of females

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NO791855L true NO791855L (no) 1979-12-07
NO147780B NO147780B (no) 1983-03-07
NO147780C NO147780C (no) 1983-06-15

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JP (1) JPS6044933B2 (no)
AR (1) AR217928A1 (no)
AT (1) AT388102B (no)
AU (1) AU527463B2 (no)
BE (1) BE876776A (no)
CH (1) CH632152A5 (no)
DE (1) DE2921685A1 (no)
DK (1) DK152407C (no)
ES (1) ES481047A1 (no)
FI (1) FI64285C (no)
FR (1) FR2427825A1 (no)
GB (1) GB2021956B (no)
GR (1) GR72489B (no)
IE (1) IE48344B1 (no)
IL (1) IL57421A (no)
IN (1) IN152080B (no)
IT (1) IT1174819B (no)
NL (1) NL184047C (no)
NO (1) NO147780C (no)
NZ (1) NZ190573A (no)
PT (1) PT69721A (no)
SE (2) SE444386B (no)
ZA (1) ZA792665B (no)

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DE2921685A1 (de) 1980-01-17
NL7904299A (nl) 1979-12-10
GB2021956B (en) 1983-02-16
DK152407C (da) 1988-08-15
ZA792665B (en) 1980-10-29
ATA394579A (de) 1987-12-15
BE876776A (fr) 1979-10-01
NL184047C (nl) 1989-04-03
GB2021956A (en) 1979-12-12
IN152080B (no) 1983-10-15
SE8505643L (sv) 1985-11-29
IE791095L (en) 1979-12-06
FI64285C (fi) 1983-11-10
IT1174819B (it) 1987-07-01
AT388102B (de) 1989-05-10
FI791786A (fi) 1979-12-07
NL184047B (nl) 1988-11-01
CH632152A5 (fr) 1982-09-30
FR2427825A1 (fr) 1980-01-04
FI64285B (fi) 1983-07-29
ES481047A1 (es) 1980-06-16
US4245623A (en) 1981-01-20
NO147780C (no) 1983-06-15
SE8505643D0 (sv) 1985-11-29
DK234579A (da) 1979-12-07
SE464166B (sv) 1991-03-18
IL57421A0 (en) 1979-09-30
GR72489B (no) 1983-11-14
FR2427825B1 (no) 1985-01-04
AU527463B2 (en) 1983-03-03
JPS6044933B2 (ja) 1985-10-07
IE48344B1 (en) 1984-12-12
NZ190573A (en) 1981-02-11
SE7904907L (sv) 1979-12-07
NO147780B (no) 1983-03-07
DE2921685C2 (no) 1988-05-11
DK152407B (da) 1988-02-29
AU4777079A (en) 1979-12-13
JPS55199A (en) 1980-01-05
IT7909446A0 (it) 1979-06-05
SE444386B (sv) 1986-04-14
PT69721A (en) 1979-07-01
AR217928A1 (es) 1980-04-30
IL57421A (en) 1983-07-31

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