Granted Patent B2

US 12,458,399 · App. 17/311,724 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Inventors: Andy H. Uchida (Los Altos, CA); Piyush Arora (Fremont, CA); Amelia Degenkolb (San Luis Obispo, CA); Sara Della Ripa (San Luis Obispo, CA); Jan Segnitz (Morgan Hill, CA); Nathan Bair (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Assignee: Alydia Health, Inc.

A61B17/4241A61B17/12099A61B17/12136A61B2017/00557A61B2017/12004A61B2017/306A61B2017/4216A61B2090/08021

Abstract

Claims (20)

1 . An anti-hemorrhaging device, comprising:

a proximal portion comprising a shaft housing a central vacuum channel and a connector at a proximal opening configured to connect the central vacuum channel to a vacuum source;

a distal portion connected to the proximal portion; the distal portion comprising:

a first elongate tube having a first vacuum channel;

a second elongate tube having a second vacuum channel, the first vacuum channel and the second vacuum channel being in fluidic communication with the central vacuum channel of the proximal portion; the second elongate tube joined with and extending side-by-side in parallel to the first elongate tube and defining at least one crevice in an outer surface of the distal portion extending along a longitudinal axis; and

a plurality of holes positioned along the at least one crevice and extending from the outer surface to an inner surface of both the first channel and the second-channel, wherein activation of the vacuum source is configured to pull vacuum through the central vacuum channel of the proximal portion, and the first vacuum channel, the second vacuum channel and the plurality of holes of the distal portion so as to collapse a uterus upon insertion of the device into the uterus; and

a seal located on the longitudinal axis between the proximal portion and the distal portion.

2 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein the seal is inflatable including an inflation channel connected to the seal and extending along the proximal portion.

3 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 2 , wherein the seal has a central disk portion and tapered proximal and distal ends.

4 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein the seal is an invertible umbrella-shaped diaphragm seal.

5 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 4 , wherein the seal includes an outer ring having a thickness greater than a skirt of the seal.

6 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes has an elongated shape with a length along the longitudinal axis longer than a width.

7 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one crevice has a depth of between 0.02″ and 0.2″.

8 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein an angle of the at least one crevice is between 10 and 80 degrees.

9 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a width of the first and second elongate tubes to a height of the first and second elongate tubes is between 1.4 and 2.3, the width and height perpendicular to the at least one crevice.

10 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a height of the first and second elongate tubes to a width of the first and second elongate tubes is between 1.4 and 2.3, the width and height perpendicular to the at least one crevice.

11 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a height of the first and second elongate tubes to a width of the first and second elongate tubes is approximately 1, the width and height perpendicular to the at least one crevice.

12 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of holes extends completely through the at least one crevice from the outer surface to a second opposite outer surface of the device.

13 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 , wherein the distal portion further comprises a tapered distal tip.

14 . The anti-hemorrhaging device of claim 1 wherein the plurality of holes is configured to provide preferential directional bending for the distal portion.

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