METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING

摘要

A method and device for creating amenorrhea in women. A porous biomaterial implant is positioned into the ablated uterine cavity of a female patient. Once positioned in the uterine cavity, the porous biomaterial implant expands into its preformed shape or is inflated within the uterine cavity. The ablated uterine tissue then grows within the porous implant. Prior to insertion of the implant, the uterine cavity is prepared by performing endometrial ablation to at least the inferior or lower portion of the uterine cavity. Placement of the porous biomaterial causes the uterine cavity walls to coapt, achieving complete occlusion of the uterine cavity and prevention of endometrial regrowth.