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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 1979
Filed:
May. 09, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel R Schuster, Wellesley, MA (US);
Louis Kopito, Brookline, MA (US);
Harold Kosasky, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Ovutime, Inc., Brookline, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128759 ; 128269 ;
Abstract
A probe is provided for inserting a test element into the vaginal cavity while shielding it from intermediate vaginal contact, for positioning the test element precisely in contact with the cervical os in order to collect a specimen of cervical material therefrom, and for retrieving the test element and the specimen from the vaginal cavity while shielding them from intermediate vaginal contact. Processes are provided for retrieving specimens in the form of tissue or mucus.