Systems and methods for permanent female contraception

Abstract

Methods and devices for treating and occluding a female patient's fallopian tubes to provide permanent or extended birth control or sterilization.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A device for occluding a fallopian tube, the device comprising:
 a device body having a lumen passing therethrough, the device body being moveable between a first profile and a second profile where in the second profile, where in the second profile the device body increases in a planar dimension such that than when located inside the fallopian tube the device body flattens the fallopian tube;   at least one adhesion producing surface coupled to the device body and configured to create trauma to a wall of the fallopian tube to produce a wound healing response;   at least one energy delivery surface on or in the device body and configured to transmit energy from an energy delivery source to the wall of the fallopian tube.