Device and method for non-invasive collection of colorectal mucocellular layer and disease detection
AssigneeDiagNodus Limited
InventorsAlexandre Loktionov, Tatiana Bandaletova, Neil Anderson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and a method for collecting a sample of colorectal mucocellular layer excreted immediately following the natural act of defaecation from the surface of the anal area of a human subject, and preservation and analysis of the collected sample for detecting diagnostically informative disease biomarkers.
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A non-invasive method for collecting a sample of intestinal or bowel cells or cell fragments comprising taking a swab of mucocellular layer material originating from said bowel or intestine from the surface of the anal area in the vicinity of the exterior opening of the anal canal, wherein said swab is taken following defaecation.
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A method for diagnosing bowel disease comprising collecting a sample of intestinal or bowel cells or cell fragments using the method of any preceding claim and analysing said sample for the presence of one or more bowel disease-specific markers.
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