ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,583, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Sebela VLC Ltd. (Hamilton, Bermuda).
"Intrauterine device with retrieval thread" was invented by Michael Tal (Savyon, Israel), Bob H. Katz (San Jose, Calif.) and Mark James DeBisschop (Harwinton, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intrauterine contraceptive system may include a contraceptive intrauterine device, a retrieval thread permanently attached to the intrauterine device and an insertion device for inserting the intrauterine device into a uterus. The system may also include a release thread releasably coupled with the intrauterine device. The intrauterine device may be deployable ou...