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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
May. 22, 2002
Applicants:
Iwona Mielzynska, Mt. Airy, MD (US);
Jay Payne, Brookeville, MD (US);
James Lazar, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Iwona Mielzynska, Mt. Airy, MD (US);
Jay Payne, Brookeville, MD (US);
James Lazar, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Digene Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N033/543 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a novel device and method for preparing cytology slides. The device comprises a book-like form including an absorbent material and filter attached to the inside surface of a front cover and a cytology slide removeably attached to an inside surface of a back cover. A sample is removed from the body of a patient, placed in a liquid-based solution, and then on the filter. When the book-like form is closed, the sample is effectively transferred to the slide.