| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 600569000 | Brushing | 42 |
| 20080262384 | Method and Devices for Screening Cervical Cancer - The present invention provides multi-parameter analysis methods for determining the presence or absence of pre-cancerous or cancerous cells in a cervical sample and for screening cervical abnormality in a cervical sample. The invention also provides an apparatus and automated methods for screening cervical abnormality in a sample. The invention further provides a sampling device and a sample collection assembly for collecting cell samples, including cervical samples. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080294067 | Brush, Such as for Cleaning or Sampling Body Tissue - The present invention relates to a brush ( | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090012424 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING AND SMEARING CELLS - A device for removing and smearing cells for a cytological examination with a handle at whose front end a device for the collection of the cells is arranged. The device provides an economical solution for cell collection and a reliable solution for smearing on a microscope slide. The device is embodied as a cone tapering towards the front in which a stabilizing device acting on a longitudinal extension of the cone is arranged. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090018469 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL TOOL - The present invention is related to an endoscopic treatment tool which is inserted to a body cavity endoscopically including a wire, a surgical section which is disposed on a first end of the wire and used for treatment inside the body cavity, and an operator section which is disposed on the second end of the wire and moves in conjunction with the wire so as to rotate by a rotary operation; and the movement of the operator section in conjunction with the wire is released upon exerting more than a predetermined torsional load on the wire. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090062690 | Specimen Collecting - A kit for collecting specimen includes a tubular member sized for placement in the vaginal canal, a sampling member configured for receipt within the tubular member, and a container of collection medium suitable for preserving and transporting human tissue cells and related tissue secretions. The tubular member has a wall defining a longitudinal through channel having a central axis. The tubular member defines an opening at a distal end oriented at an oblique angle to the central axis with a first section of the wall extending distally of a distal end of a second section of the wall. At least a portion of the first section of the wall flares distally to an enlarged outer diameter at the opening. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090062691 | Specimen Collecting - A device includes a tubular member sized for placement in the vaginal canal. The tubular member has a wall defining a longitudinal through-channel having a central axis, and an opening at a distal end oriented at an oblique angle to the central axis such that a first section of the wall extends distally of a distal end of a second section of the wall. The first section flares outwardly by 13-30 mm to an enlarged outer diameter at the opening. The oblique angle is 20-65°, and the first section of the wall extends distally of the distal end of the second section of the wall by 20-60 mm. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090156962 | PAP SMEAR SAMPLING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A PAP smear sampling device includes a PAP smear brush having a base with peripheral bristles and a central brush for sampling both cervical and endo cervical areas. A break away handle is provided for supporting the brush from enabling depositing of the brush into a specimen capsule. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090240164 | Device and Method for Collecting Tissue Samples - A tissue sampling device is provided. The tissue sampling device includes a single wire spirally wrapped at its half-length creating the backbone of the brush. This wire is partially covered in a hollow flexible tube, which is fixed in place. Located along the distal end portion of the wire is a brush with bristles that are used for collecting a tissue sample. The bristles are tapered from the distal end of the wire. An atraumatic bulb is located on the extreme distal end of the wire to protect the tissue during insertion. A handle is located on the extreme proximal end of the flexible tube. The flexible tube is contained within a sheath, wherein the sheath can be moved along the flexible tube to the distal end, to the atraumatic bulb, to cover the brush during insertion and after tissue collection. The sheath is moved back toward the proximal end of the flexible tube after the device has been inserted to the proper collection depth, exposing the brush and allowing for collection of a tissue sample. The flexible tube is scored in centimeter gradations from the atraumatic bulb on the distal end to the proximal end of the flexible tube. The gradations allow measurement of the insertion depth of the device when the device is inserted for tissue collection, and the brush exposure when the sheath is retracted. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090275859 | Specimen Collecting - A kit for collecting specimen includes a tubular member sized for placement in the vaginal canal, a sampling member configured for receipt within the tubular member, and a container of collection medium suitable for preserving and transporting human tissue cells and related tissue secretions. The tubular member has a wall defining a longitudinal through channel having a central axis. The tubular member defines an opening at a distal end oriented at an oblique angle to the central axis with a first section of the wall extending distally of a distal end of a second section of the wall. At least a portion of the first section of the wall flares distally to an enlarged outer diameter at the opening. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090299222 | GUIDE WIRE TREATMENT TOOL - A guide wire treatment tool includes an operation wire having a treatment part on the head thereof, and a sheath through which the operation wire is slidably inserted. A head chip having a through-hole, through which a guide wire is inserted, is provided on a head part of the treatment part, and the treatment part and the head chip are coupled via a coupling part so as to be relatively rotatable around an axis which extends along the length of the operation wire. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090326414 | CYTOLOGICAL SAMPLING BRUSH - A cytological sampling brush includes a manipulation handle ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100069791 | Tissue Sampler - A tissue sampler for oral use has a wand that is sufficiently flexible to be inserted into the mouth of a patient without causing injury. A core is attached to the wand; the core is soft to avoid a likelihood of inducing a gag reflex in a patient when it is placed adjacent to an oropharynx of a patient. Bristles attached to the core so that when it is placed adjacent to the oropharynx of a patient, the bristles will acquire deep-seated cells in the crypts and grooves of the oropharynx. In operation, the patient preferably swallows which, especially because of the softness of the core, will force tissue onto the bristles. The bristles may be adapted to increase their tissue collecting capacity. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100076344 | SPECULUM - The present invention provides a speculum comprising a body ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100125223 | CELL SAMPLING DEVICE - A cell sampling device is adapted for collecting the cells to be examined from the oral cavity or other organs for medical use. The device includes a handle and a brush having clusters of bristles in a rectangular shape connected to the end of the handle. In particular, the handle has a breaking portion formed at one side of the handle, two opposite sides of the handle or around the handle near the brush. The handle is turned to collect the cells to be examined. The breaking portion of the handle can be broken to dispose the unnecessary section of the handle. Thus, the device is able to be stored in a container for convenient storage of the cells to be examined. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100234763 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING SAMPLES - The present invention belongs to the veterinary field and will be applied to collect cytological, bacteriological and uterine secretion samples primarily from the uterine endometrium with the aim of detecting inflammations, including subclinical endometritis. The invention relates to a sampling device for obtaining cytological, bacteriological and smear samples from uterus of animals whose uterine cervix is difficult to penetrate. The device enables to obtain clean diagnostic material, which is important in obtaining high diagnostic accuracy. The device comprises a guiding tube and a rod extending through the guiding tube with a brush attached, and containing in addition a guiding tube cap that can be attached to a guiding tube with an inwards-facing cone, a Cytobrush ball and a rod-fixating screw located on the rear end of the guiding tube. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100249649 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY COLLECTING EXOCERVICAL AND ENDOCERVICAL SAMPLES - 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. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100305471 | CATHETER TESTING SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to devices and systems for detecting infection within catheters. In particular, the present invention provides catheter testing systems configured to sterilely collect a biological sample from the interior of a catheter for purposes of testing the biological sample (e.g., for the presence of fibrin, sepsis, etc.). | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110021950 | CELL COLLECTOR - A medical device includes a sheath defining at least one lumen and a probe movably disposed within the lumen. The probe includes a removable handle at a proximal end thereof, a collector at a distal end thereof, and a stop disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The medical device also includes a preservative disposed within the lumen. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110172557 | FRICTIONAL TRANS-EPITHELIAL TISSUE DISRUPTION COLLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE - In an embodiment of the invention, a frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain tissue biopsy samples. A frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain an epithelial tissue biopsy sample from lesions. The device can be otherwise used to sample specific locations. In various embodiments, the head of the device is narrow and pointed with a hybrid pear shaped diamond facet. Abrasive material can be adhered to the facet. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110184314 | ENDOCERVICAL LAVAGE DEVICE AND METHOD - An endocervical lavage device for retrieving cervical and endocervical cells for cytologic examination and to method(s) for retrieving cervical and endocervical cells and for using the device. The device generally comprises a multi-lumen tube having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the multi-lumen tube is to be introduced into the uterine cavity of a uterus of a female. An inflatable structure is mounted at the distal end of the multi-lumen tube for creating a first seal between the uterine cavity and an internal cervical os of a cervical canal, the cervical canal being defined at its ends by the internal os at an endocervix that leads into the uterine cavity and an external os at an ectocervix. The device further comprises a collecting structure for advancement distally along the tube to engage the ectocervix, to create a second seal about the external cervical os. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20130172778 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL HOME TESTING - Methods and systems for medical home testing are described. In one embodiment, the device includes a case member, a plunger member, an accumulator member and a handle member. The case member has a first distal end portion and a first proximal end portion. The first distal end portion has a distal opening and the first proximal end portion has an aperture. The plunger member is sized and configured for sliding through the aperture. The plunger member has a second distal end portion configured to slide within the case member. The accumulator member is disposed in the case member adjacent the plunger member. The accumulator member is compressed by the case member and configured for sliding through the distal opening as the plunger slides through the aperture. The handle member is attached to the accumulator member and extends through the plunger member. Other methods and systems are also described. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130211288 | SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a sampling device for sampling a body cavity, in particular for sampling the vagina and/or cervix. The sampling device comprises a tube having two open ends, a sample-collecting member and a plunger. The plunger is inserted in the tube, with the distal plunger end protruding from the distal tube end, and carries the sample-collecting member at the proximal tube end. The plunger is displaceable in the proximal direction in the tube from a retracted introduction position into an extended sampling position. In the introduction position, the sampling member is situated inside the tube and protrudes from the tube in the sampling position. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130253371 | Surgical Instrument for Deep Tissue and/or Cell Sampling - A tissue and/or cell sampling device for biopsies having a catheter sized for translation through a lumen on an instrument such as a bronchoscope. An aspiration needle engaged to a control member through the catheter is controllable to remove a core of tissue from a sampling location. Forceps or a brush are translatably engaged within the axial core of the needle and are translatable from the tip of the needle to take tissue and/or cell samples. The device is employable to allow the surgeon to use either sampling device independently, or sequently to allow deep tissue and/or cell samples to be retrieved from the distal end of the core tissue sample retrieved by the needle. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130253372 | Cervical Cell Tissue Self-Sampling Device - A device, a kit, and a method of use thereof, for self-administration and collection of cervical cell tissue samples such as for Pap smear testing. The device comprises an insertion tube, within which is carried a movable cervical aligning tool with an aligning probe, and a cellular sampling tool with a cellular adhesion surface. The aligning probe and cellular adhesion surface can be selectively movable relative to the insertion tube to improve accuracy of the testing and user safety. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130267870 | CELL AND TISSUE COLLECTION METHOD AND DEVICE - In an embodiment of the invention, a frictional tissue sampling device with an expandable balloon and associated abrasive material can be used to obtain tissue biopsy samples. A frictional tissue sampling device with expandable abrasive material can be used to obtain an epithelial tissue biopsy sample from lesions. The device can be otherwise used to sample specific locations. In various embodiments, the head of the device can be passes through a catheter into a body canal to sample epithelial tissue. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130296738 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN VIVO CYTOLOGY ACQUISITION - A device, system and method for cytology acquisition which may be performed with a swallowable in vivo device, specifically with a swallowable endoscopy capsule. The swallowable capsule may comprise a rotatable drum, a brush attached onto the drum for brushing against a tissue and acquiring cytology, and a porthole through which the brush may be in contact with the tissue. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130338533 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING TRANSEPITHELIAL SPECIMEN - A non-lacerational apparatus to collect cells in a body cavity provides a brush with bristles which have an abrading surface for collect a histological sample and method for use of the apparatus. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140039346 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING TISSUE SAMPLES - A tissue sampling device includes a single wire spirally wrapped at its half-length. This wire is partially covered in a hollow flexible tube. Located along the distal end portion of the wire is a brush with bristles that are used for collecting a tissue sample. An atraumatic bulb is located on the extreme distal end of the wire to protect the tissue during insertion. The flexible tube is contained within a sheath to cover the brush during insertion and after tissue collection. The sheath is moved back to expose the brush and allow for collection of a tissue sample. The flexible tube is scored in centimeter gradations to allow measurement of the insertion depth of the device. The atraumatic bulb may be more elongated than round, such as egg-shaped, elliptical, oblong, ovate, ovoid, pear-shaped, bullet-shaped, and the like. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140088459 | Cytology Brush Apparatus with Improvements - A tissue collection apparatus maximizes the collection and retention of tissue samples from within a patient. The apparatus comprises a handle with a hollow catheter flexibly extending distally from the handle. A cytology brush is stored within the hollow at a distal end of the cannula, and can be extended and retracted from the cannula by manipulating the handle. The cytology brush has a cylindrical proximal brush, a cylindrical distal brush, and a tissue collection gap longitudinally separating the proximal and distal brushes. The bristles of the brushes can have different material properties and can have an effective diameter greater than the cannula. In use, tissue samples accumulate within the bristles and within the tissue collection gap. When retracted into the hollow of the cannula, the apparatus maximizes the amount of tissue collected by folding the bristles over the tissue collection gap to shield the tissue samples collected within. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140171828 | Expandable Device for Tissue Collection From an Aerodigestive Body Lumen - A device for obtaining tissue from the aerodigestive tract is provided. The device may have internal and external folds and a tissue collection surface for collecting a tissue sample from a body lumen, such as the nose or throat. The present invention is also directed to methods of collecting a tissue sample using the devices, described herein. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140180165 | SAMPLING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a sampling device for sampling a body cavity, in particular for sampling the vagina and/or cervix. The sampling device comprises a tube having two open ends, a sample-collecting member and a plunger. The plunger is inserted in the tube, with the distal plunger end protruding from the distal tube end, and carries the sample-collecting member at the proximal tube end. The plunger is displaceable in the proximal direction in the tube from a retracted introduction position into an extended sampling position. In the introduction position, the sampling member is situated inside the tube and protrudes from the tube in the sampling position. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140221871 | CERVICO-VAGINAL SAMPLE COLLECTION KIT - A sample collection kit ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140243705 | FRICTIONAL TRANS-EPITHELIAL TISSUE DISRUPTION COLLECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE - In an embodiment of the invention, a frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain tissue biopsy samples. A frictional tissue sampling device with a head designed to be rotated without rotating off the designated site can be used to obtain an epithelial tissue biopsy sample from lesions. The device can be otherwise used to sample specific locations. In various embodiments, the head of the device is narrow and pointed with a hybrid pear shaped diamond facet. Abrasive material can be adhered to the facet. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140249450 | Cervical Cell Tissue Self-Sampling Device - A device, a kit, and a method of use thereof, for self-administration and collection of cervical cell tissue samples such as for Pap smear testing. The device comprises an insertion tube, within which is carried a movable cervical aligning tool with an aligning probe, and a cellular sampling tool with a cellular adhesion surface. The aligning probe and cellular adhesion surface can be selectively movable relative to the insertion tube to improve accuracy of the testing and user safety. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140276210 | ROTATING CELL COLLECTION DEVICE - A medical device for collecting cells includes a rotatable drive wire having a proximal portion, a distal portion, an offset portion of the distal portion, and a head member attached to the offset portion. The drive wire is coupled to an axially translatable rack member via a rotation mechanism that converts axial translation of the rack member into rotation of the drive wire. The offset portion of the drive will rotate eccentrically relative to the longitudinal axis of the drive wire to increase the diameter of the rotation of the head portion. The head portion can contact an inner surface of the body cavity to collect cells, and the eccentric rotation of the head member can limit trauma experienced by the patient relative to traditional scraping of a cell collection brush. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140276211 | PERFORATED TUBE FOR CELL COLLECTION - A medical device for collecting cells includes a perforated tube and a brush disposed therein for collecting cells from tissue adjacent the tube. The tube includes a perforated portion and tissue can be drawn into the perforations in response to a vacuum applied to the tube. The brush can be inserted into the tube with the head portion of the brush aligned with the perforated portion to collect cells form the tissue that has been drawn into the perforations by the vacuum. The brush can be removed from the tube and another brush can be inserted to increase cell collection amounts. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150065915 | EndoBrush with Receptacle - A tissue-sampling brush is a medical device for acquiring internal patient tissue samples utilizing conventional endoscopic devices. The tissue-sampling brush features an elongated body that may be inserted into the channel of an endoscopic device and manually manipulated by a handle. The tissue-sampling brush is sleeved in a sheath during insertion into the patient's body with the plurality of bristles deploying from the sheath during sample acquisition. The sheath facilitates insertion and removal of the tissue-sampling brush into the endoscopic device as well as structural support and protection for the plurality of bristles and endoscopic device. A plurality of bristles is scraped against the interior walls of the patient's body in order to acquire a tissue sample. After acquisition, the plurality of bristles is retracted back into the sheath and any trickling sample is captured by a receptacle located adjacent to the plurality of bristles. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150351729 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FALLOPIAN TUBE DIAGNOSTICS - Methods and devices for performing minimally invasive procedures useful for Fallopian tube diagnostics are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the proximal os of the Fallopian tube is accessed via an intrauterine approach; an introducer catheter is advanced to cannulate and form a fluid tight seal with the proximal os of the Fallopian tube; a second catheter inside the introducer catheter is provided to track the length of the Fallopian tube and out into the abdominal cavity; a balloon at the end of the second catheter is inflated and the second catheter is retracted until the balloon seals the distal os of the Fallopian tube; irrigation is performed substantially over the length of the Fallopian tube; and the irrigation fluid is recovered for cytology or cell analysis. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150366545 | BRUSH SYSTEM FOR A CELL COLLECTING DEVICE - A cell collection device for collecting cells from the inner surface of a body lumen is disclosed. The cell collection device includes a longitudinal member, a plurality of struts that are expandable radially, and a sheath having an inner surface that constrains the outward movement of the plurality of struts when the sheath is in a first position and does not constrain the outward movement of the plurality of struts when the sheath is in a second position. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160030020 | SAMPLE COLLECTION APPARATUS - Sample Collection Apparatus A sample collection apparatus is disclosed. The sample collection apparatus comprises an elongate outer casing having an insertion end and a withdrawal end. The sample collection apparatus further comprises a sample collection device within the outer casing. The apparatus is moveable between an undeployed configuration in which the insertion end is closed and a deployed configuration in which the insertion end is open wherein the sample collection device is extendable through the insertion end of the outer casing in the deployed configuration. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160074022 | Separable Specimen Collection Device - The invention provides a device, system and method for sample collection wherein a sample can be separated into multiple portions of sample at the site of collection. The separation of portions of sample occurs by separating parts of the specimen collection device. Each of the separable parts contacting a portion of sample can be deposited into separate vessels. The device reduces the risk of sample contamination, because the separable parts can be separated by the action of a release mechanism that allows a user to separate the parts without touching or otherwise contacting the sample collecting region. The release mechanism may be trigger-activated to expel a separable part of the device. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20220133283 | SWAB - A swab is described that includes a handle, a connecting rod including a ring groove, and a head having a shape of at least one of flagella or pilus. The head includes one or more channels configured to collect sample (e.g., specimen) from an anatomical part of a patient. The one or more channels can store the sample while additional sample is being collected. The head has an end that is convex. The handle includes a circular disc to hold the swab. The connecting rod is configured to be broken at the ring groove when pressure is applied to bend the swab. The handle, the connecting rod, and the head form/are a single integrated structure and are inseparable without breaking the single integrated structure. The anatomical part can be a nose or a throat. Related apparatuses, systems, techniques, methods and articles are also within the scope of this disclosure. | 05-05-2022 |
