Title:
PRECISION CONTOURED EXO/ENDOCERVICAL CELL SAMPLER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004001370
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An L-shaped, precision contoured EXO/ENDOcervical cell sampler for collecting representative cells is invented for pre-malignant and malignant diagnosis. The said cell sampler comprises of an elongated and rounded stick shaped (1) stem with a slightly thickened handle means (2) at one end, and a flattened connecting means (4) havig two protrusions (8, 9) at the other end. An L-shaped configuration (5) at the root of said connecting means (4) has one vertical ENDOcervical contact portion (6) and one horizontal EXOcervical contact portion (7), which directly hug to the transformation zone thereby allowing a through and complete 360 DEG rotatinal sweeping-up of all the truly representatives cells. When said cell sampler is withdrawn from the cervix, the vertical ENDOcervical contact portion (6) is subsequently bent and both the EXO-and ENDOcervical portions are swept across a microscope slide (10) for cytological microscopic examination.
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Inventors:
MOO YOON NGEN (MY)
Application Number:
PCT/SG2003/000153
Publication Date:
August 12, 2004
Filing Date:
June 21, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MOO YOON NGEN (MY)
SOH KAR LIANG (SG)
SOH KAR LIANG (SG)
International Classes:
A61B10/00; A61B10/02; G01N1/28; (IPC1-7): A61B10/00
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