IP Library Granted Patent US 12,426,862
Granted Patent B2
US 12,426,862 · App. 17/423,436 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Implant for screening test of ovarian cancer, screening test kit comprising same, and ovarian cancer screening test method using same

Inventor: Hyun Hoon Chung (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: CHUNGMED USA, INC.
A61B10/0291A61B10/04A61F6/144A61F6/18
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Patent No.
US 12,426,862
App. No.
17/423,436
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an implant, an ovarian cancer screening test kit comprising same, and an ovarian cancer screening test method using same, thereof wherein the implant is mounted in the uterine cavity so that the working channel maintain a path from the cervix to the fallopian tube for a predetermined period. According to the implant for screening test of ovarian cancer, the screening test kit comprising same, and the ovarian cancer screening test method using same of the present invention, the implant mounted in the uterus can be used to execute the screening test, can simply carry out periodically repeated screening tests to improve the convenience and minimize discomfort for the patient, and can allow both cystoscopy and biopsy.

Claims (13)

1. An implant comprising:

a body part extending to a predetermined length so as to be inserted into a uterine cavity;

an arm extending from the body part and having at least a portion to be inserted into a fallopian tube; and

a working channel formed through the arm from an end portion of the body part, and configured to allow an insertion instrument to be inserted therein from an outside,

wherein the implant is installed in the uterine cavity so that the working channel maintains a path from a cervix to the fallopian tube,

wherein the body part is a first body part, the arm is a first arm, the working channel is a first working channel, the implant further comprising a second body part, a second arm, and a second working channel that have the same configurations as the first body part, the first arm, and the first working channel, respectively, to form a symmetrical pair, and

wherein the implant further comprises a support part including a central portion connected to the first body part and the second body part and extending to front and rear sides of a uterus to support an inner wall of the uterus.

2. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the implant is inserted into the uterine cavity through the cervix, and at least a portion of the implant is formed of a soft material so that the implant is installed in the uterus in a state at least a portion of the arm is inserted into the fallopian tube.

3. The implant of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the body part and the arm comprises a curved portion.

4. The implant of claim 2 , wherein the implant further comprises a protrusion that prevents the arm from coming off from the fallopian tube in a case where the implant is installed in the uterine cavity.

5. The implant of claim 2 , wherein the working channel comprises a tapered portion formed at the end portion of the body part so as to smoothly guide the insertion of the insertion instrument.

6. The implant of claim 1 , wherein the first working channel extends from a first opening at the end portion of the first body part to a second opening at an end portion of the first arm, and

wherein a door is detachably coupled to the first opening to selectively open and close the first working channel.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2025
From: MCAREKOREA CO. LTD.
To: CHUNGMED USA, INC.
Reel/Frame 072103/0679 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 16, 2021
From: CHUNG, HYUN HOON
To: MCAREKOREA CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 056883/0572 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0034853 · Mar 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220110615A1 · Apr 14, 2022
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