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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
David Hung, Belmont, CA (US);
Christopher G. M. Ken, San Mateo, CA (US);
Xuanmin He, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Phillip M. Olsen, Mountain View, CA (US);
Julian Nikolchev, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Shawn O'Leary, San Jose, CA (US);
Pam Sayavong, Newark, CA (US);
Pro Duct Health, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods, devices and systems for collecting breast ductal fluid comprising cellular material and other useful markers for analysis. The methods typically comprise access of at least one breast duct and collecting materials from that duct separate from all other ducts in the breast. The devices comprise ductal access devices that provide the opportunity to collect fluid from a single duct separate from all the other ducts in the breast. The systems employ the methods and devices that used together provide systems for analysis of a breast condition in a patient specific to accessed breast ducts. The methods, devices and systems are particularly useful for indentification of breast precancer or cancer in patient.