| abstract |
Apparatus is provided, including a tube ( 22 ) that is configured to pass into a patient's vagina ( 26 ) and to penetrate vaginal tissue ( 24 ) until a distal tip ( 36 ) of the tube is outside of a uterine artery ( 28 ) of the patient, but in a vicinity of a portion ( 38 ) of the uterine artery that supplies a uterine fibroid ( 30 ). A balloon ( 40 ), disposed at the distal tip, is inflated to cause local squeezing of the portion of the uterine artery to an extent sufficient to occlude the uterine artery. Other embodiments are also described. |