Mucosal cell collection device and mucosal cell collection method
AssigneeTohoku University
InventorsYoichi HAGA, Noriko TSURUOKA, Yang YE, Soki OJIMA
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Abstract
This mucosal cell collection device includes an ultrasonic irradiation means, a tubular member that is provided around the ultrasonic irradiation means and has a protruding portion protruding beyond one end of the ultrasonic irradiation means, an introduction means that introduces liquid into a space formed by the ultrasonic irradiation means, the protruding portion of the tubular member, and a subject, and an extraction means that extracts cells separated from the mucosa of the subject from the space together with the liquid.
Claims16
A mucosal cell collection device comprising:
- an ultrasonic irradiation means;
- a tubular member provided around the ultrasonic irradiation means and having a protruding portion protruding beyond one end of the ultrasonic irradiation means;
- an introduction means configured to introduce liquid into a space formed by the ultrasonic irradiation means, the protruding portion of the tubular member, and a subject;
- and
- an extraction means configured to extract a cell separated from mucosa of the subject from the space together with the liquid.
A method for collecting a mucosal cell using a mucosal cell collection device, the mucosal cell collection device including
- an ultrasonic irradiation means,
- a tubular member provided around the ultrasonic irradiation means and having a protruding portion protruding beyond one end of the ultrasonic irradiation means,
- an introduction means configured to introduce liquid into a space formed by the ultrasonic irradiation means, the protruding portion of the tubular member, and a subject, and
- an extraction means configured to extract a cell separated from mucosa of the subject from the space together with the liquid, the method comprising:
- irradiating the mucosa of the subject with ultrasound through the liquid;
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- extracting the cell separated from the mucosa of the subject together with the liquid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.