Removal of secretions from the prepubertal vagina

Details Removal of secretions from the prepubertal vagina Removal of secretions from the prepubertal vagina

1989-12-21

1992-01-28

Cohen, Lee S.

Surgery

Truss

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128760, 604 27, 604 28, 604 54, 604 55, 604 93, 604330, A61B 1000, A61B 1742

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active

050835726

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed are methods of and apparatus for obtaining adequate vaginal secretions from the vaginas of prepubertal females for laboratory tests without causing iatrogenic damage to the genital tract and without frightening or causing trauma to the females. The apparatus comprises an inner flexible catheter having a passage within an outer flexible catheter, the catheters having fluid communicating sampling ports, the injection, aspiration, and withdrawal of fluids and secretions in or from a child being through the passage in the inner flexible catheter, the outer flexible catheter maintaining its shape in use effective to prevent the inner flexible catheter and hence the outer catheter from being forced or sucked against the child's vaginal walls during such injection of fluid, aspiration and withdrawal of vaginal fluid. The method describes the use of the apparatus in obtaining the fluids and secretions.

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