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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2008
Applicants:
David J. Desilets, Springfield, MA (US);
Richard W. Ducharme, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
David J. Desilets, Springfield, MA (US);
Richard W. Ducharme, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Assignees:
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Baystate Health, Inc., Springfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 10/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cytology device and a method of use thereof are described. The cytology scraper comprises a scraping element that provides increased tissue removal capabilities over conventional cytology brushes. The edges of the scraping element can also simultaneously dilate strictures during the tissue removal procedure.