Clinical Evaluation of the Interlace Medical Hysteroscopic Morcellator

Retrospective Case Review - Clinical Evaluation of the Interlace Medical 1st Generation Hysteroscopic Morcellator

This study assesses the effectiveness of intrauterine fibroid and polyp removal using the Interlace Medical 1st generation hysteroscopic morcellator device based on a retrospective review of medical records of women who have been treated with the device.

A retrospective review of medical records for eleven (11) premenopausal women who had been treated with the new hysteroscopic morcellator was conducted at four hospital or ambulatory surgical center sites. Four physicians performed hysteroscopic operative procedures to remove intrauterine polyps, type 0 (completely within the uterine cavity), type I (mostly within the cavity) and type II (< 40% within the cavity) submucous myomas. Percent pathology removed, total morcellation time, total fluid used, fluid deficit and treatment-related adverse events were assessed. Each of the four treating physicians also evaluated device performance using a 10 point scale (1 = "poor" and 10 = "excellent").

Inclusion Criteria:

• female
• at least 18 years old
• treated for intra-uterine submucosal fibroids (Type 0 or 1 myomas and/or polyps using the Interlace 1st generation morcellator device.

Exclusion Criteria:

• none