Non-permanent occlusion of the uterine arteries is sufficient to cause the demise of uterine myomata without unnecessarily exposing other tissues and anatomical structures to hypoxia attendant to prior permanent occlusion techniques. A therapeutically effective transient time of occlusion of a uterine...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US6550482?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6550482 - Methods for non-permanent occlusion of a uterine artery