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US 12,484,933 B2Granted
Device for collecting uterine fluid in vivo
AssigneeUniversidad De Murcia
InventorsRafael Latorre Reviriego, Analuce Canha Gouveia
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Abstract
A device for collecting uterine fluid is described which can be used in vivo in both animals and humans, without said use causing dilution of fluid components or damage to the endometrium.
Claims21
A device for collecting uterine fluid in vivo, said device comprising:
- a hollow cylindrical tube (7) comprising:
- a proximal portion (1), having a distal end (1a) and a proximal end (1b), wherein said proximal portion (1) is configured to allow the insertion and fastening of a push mechanism (9) for pushing the device into the uterus;
- an intermediate portion (2), having a distal end (2a) and a proximal end (2b);
- and wherein the proximal end (2b) of the intermediate portion (2) is connected to the distal end (1a) of the proximal portion (1);
- a solid cylindrical distal part (3), having a distal end (3a) and a proximal end (3b), wherein the proximal end (3b) of the distal part (3) is connected to the distal end (2a) of the intermediate portion (2), so that said proximal end (3b) closes the hollow tube (7) at said distal end (2a);
- wherein said intermediate portion (2) further comprises at least one slot (6) with a length of at least 2 cm and a width less than or equal to 1 mm, which is configured to allow entry of uterine fluid, by capillarity, into an interior of said intermediate portion (2), wherein the uterine fluid is retained inside the tube (7).
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.