Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1991-04-03
1993-06-08
Hindenburg, Max
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 1000
Patent
active
052170233
ABSTRACT:
A cytology collection device in which a debriding brush 3 is supported by a flexible elongate support 1 extending through a flexible tube 6 through which a specimen to be collected may be sucked. The brush is arranged for rotation by the support and is retractable within the tube during process of inserting the device through a scope 10 in preparation for the collection of a specimen. Once the site to be investigated has been reached, the brush is extended from the tube and rotated to debride the area concerned. A coupling 5 provides for removal of the specimen, rotation of the brush and independent axial movement of the support 1 and tube 6 relative to each other and the scope 10. One embodiment also provides a liquid supply for use in collecting specimens from dry bodily environs. The invention also includes the method of using such a device in which a brush is rotated to debride area from which a specimen is desired and that specimen is then sucked from the area of the brush for collection and analysis.
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Hindenburg Max
Langdon Medical, Inc.
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