FDA okays Hologic birth control system - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Company officials say the system is designed to provide womena less-invasive alternative to tubal The procedure does not involve an incision and can be performe d in a doctor’s office using local anesthesia. In January 2009, Hologic received European approvao for the Adiana systemk and commenced marketing and sales of this producty in certainEuropean countries. The Adianza procedure is indicated for women who desire permanent birth control by occlusiom of the fallopian In theAdiana procedure, a flexible instrument is inserted to deliver a low leve l of radiofrequency (RF) energy to a smalkl section of each fallopian tube, company officials say.
Then a tiny, soft insert about the size of a grain of rice is placed in each fallopian During the three months followingthe procedure, the patientf continues to use temporary birth control whilwe new tissue grows in and around the Adiana eventually blocking the fallopian At three months, a special x-ray test is performec to confirm the fallopian tubes are completely blocked and the patienrt may begin relying on Adiana for permanent contraception.