PAT&CO BVBA
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20150359663 | COPPER-RELEASING HYBRID IUD WITH ADAPTABLE RETENTION ARM CONNECTED TO FRAMELESS BODY - A new and improved hybrid “framed-frameless” copper-releasing contraceptive device (IUD) which is a combination of a plastic retention arm of reduced dimensions to adapt to uterine cavities of smaller size, particularly regarding their transverse width at the fundal level of the uterus, and whose retention arm has a centrally located extension of varying length to be connected with hollow copper tubes which functions as the frameless stem of the IUD, and which consists of loosely connected hollow tubes, threaded on a length of suture, or a thin plastic or metallic stem, or a thin polymeric drug eluting stem, allowing release of copper ions, from the outside and from the inside of the tubes, in the uterine cavity thereby enhancing the contraceptive effect, and of which the bottom tube, is crimped onto the lower end of the stem, including a separate metallic ion-releasing fiber, holding all copper tubes together. | 12-17-2015 |
20120318276 | FRAMELESS INTRAUTERINE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - A frameless copper-releasing contraceptive IUD or a hormone-releasing contraceptive IUS, includes a suture thread ( | 12-20-2012 |
20110253148 | PLASTIC FRAME FOR AN INTRAUTERINE DEVICE - An intrauterine device for delivering bioactive substances in the uterine cavity includes a plastic frame affixed to a drug delivery compartment. In use, the frame retains the IUD in the uterine cavity and prevents displacement and expulsion. The frame is shaped like the letter “omega” having two resilient arms which possess latero-lateral memory. The extremities of the arms are provided by a short side-arm which forms an angle with the rest of the arm. These prominent plastic parts facilitate the upward rotation of the arms during removal of the intrauterine device. Due to the resilience of the arms, the frame adapts to cavities of every size, maximizing tolerance. The drug delivery compartment has an element at its upper extremity to determine the exact location of the IUD in the uterine cavity by ultrasound. The drug delivery compartment contains one or more drugs which are gradually released in the uterine cavity over extended periods of time. | 10-20-2011 |