METHOD FOR WITHDRAWING MENSTRUAL FLUID

A method and apparatus whereby substantially all of the menstrual fluid incident to a normal monthly "period" may be removed in a small fraction of an hour. A simple plastic syringe is employed in combination with a valve to create a suction pump incapable of injecting air into the uterus....

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Main Author ROTHMAN E,US
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.08.1974
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DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY
DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Summary:A method and apparatus whereby substantially all of the menstrual fluid incident to a normal monthly "period" may be removed in a small fraction of an hour. A simple plastic syringe is employed in combination with a valve to create a suction pump incapable of injecting air into the uterus. Such pump and an associated receptacle are connected to a semirigid plastic cannula having an outer diameter of about 4 mm, and such cannula is inserted through the undilated cervix. The cannula fits snugly into the cervical lumen so that the applied suction draws fluid out of the uterus. The menstrual extraction procedure is performed at the time when the normal monthly period starts, or is estimated to start.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19710205144