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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2022
The Trustees of Columbia University IN the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Anjali Saqi, New York, NY (US);
Keith Yeager, Jersey City, NJ (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A medical apparatus having an elongate tubular body with a proximal end, an opening at the proximal end, and a distal end defining an interior space therebetween and the distalmost end of the elongate tubular body is configured to matingly engage a filter assembly; a filter assembly configured to matingly engage the distal portion of the elongate tubular body and to provide a seal with the interior space thereof, the filter assembly comprising a filter membrane and a border that is sectionable for mounting on a slide for analysis on a microscope; and a base member configured to releasably engage the distalmost end of the elongate tubular body and to receive the filter assembly therein.