Method and apparatus for simultaneously collecting exocervical and endocervical samples
OwnerDaniel Larkininventor
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Abstract
A combination exo-endocervical sampling device includes a shaft that includes a first end opposite a second end, and a combination exo-endocervical sampler configured to simultaneously collect endocervical cells and exocervical cells. The combination exo-endocervical sampler is coupled to the second end and includes a pair of opposing wings disposed transverse to the shaft and a brush extending from the wings along a central axis of the shaft. Each of the opposing wings includes a plurality of flexible loops configured to collect exocervical cells.
Claims20
A combination exo-endocervical sampling device comprising:
- a shaft that includes a first end opposite a second end;
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- a combination exo-endocervical sampler configured to simultaneously collect endocervical cells and exocervical cells, the combination exo-endocervical sampler coupled to the second end and including a pair of opposing wings disposed transverse to the shaft and a brush extending from the wings along a central axis of the shaft, each of the opposing wings including a plurality of flexible loops configured to collect exocervical cells.
A combination exo-endocervical sampling device comprising:
- a shaft that includes a first end opposite a second end;
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- a combination exo-endocervical sampler configured to simultaneously collect endocervical cells and exocervical cells, the combination exo-endocervical sampler coupled to the second end and including a pair of opposing wings disposed transverse to the shaft and a brush extending from the wings along a central axis of the shaft, wherein each of the wings comprises a vertical wall with a plurality of channels formed in a top end of the vertical wall.
A combination exo-endocervical sampling device comprising:
- a shaft that includes a first end opposite a second end;
- a combination exo-endocervical sampler configured to simultaneously collect endocervical cells and exocervical cells, the combination exo-endocervical sampler coupled to the second end and including a pair of opposing wings disposed transverse to the shaft and a brush extending from the wings along a central axis of the shaft;
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- wherein the brush comprises a fiber that is coiled into a helical structure, wherein the entire helical structure is helically wound around a support portion of the brush, and wherein the wound helical structure defines an interior space with the shape of a tubular helix configured to store abraded cervical cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.