Description of Invention:
A simple, nonsurgically implanted device offers a valuable new method for reversably sterilizing men and women. Presently available methods for sterilizing men and women frequently require surgery and are often irreversible. When reversal is surgically attempted, reestablishment of sperm or ova flow is not always successful. This new device, nonsurgically inserted into the duct of the reproductive system, effectively blocks the flow of sperm or ova. Reversal is accomplished by inserting a fiber optic device into the duct and ablating the blocking device with a laser.
Inventors:
RW Waynant (FDA)
Patent Status:
DHHS Reference No. E-087-1991/0 --
U.S. Patent 5,474,089 issued 12 Dec 1995
For Additional Information Please Contact: Michael Shmilovich J.D.
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