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Article: Panel okays tubal occlusion implant. (Hysteroscopic Sterilization).
- Article from:
- OB GYN News
- Article date:
- August 15, 2002
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ROCKVILLE, MD. --An implant delivered via hysteroscopy into the fallopian tubes may become the first transcervical sterilization method available to U.S. women now that a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended its approval with conditions.
The Essure Micro-Insert System consists of two soft stainless steel coils containing fibers that stimulate a local tissue response, creating a fibrotic response that eventually results in complete tubal occlusion. To date, no pregnancies have been reported in 602 women who relied on the device for 1 year or 149 women who have relied on it for 2 years in studies done by the manufacturer, San Francisco--based ...