Difficult embryo transfer managed with a coaxial catheter system.
Our objective was the design of a catheter system that could be used in cases of a failed trial transfer. The system uses semirigid and soft-tipped materials that should allow atraumatic and reliable endometrial placement of embryos in difficult cases.
Northwest Fertility Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Legacy Hospitals, Portland, Oregon.
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Patton
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Stoelk
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro