CANCER TEST SPECIMEN GATHERING DEVICE
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1. The cancer test specimen gathering device comprising:
- a substantially rigid, hollow tube having a predetermined diameter;
a sample gathering balloon secured in fluid-tight relation to and normally housed within and protected by one end of the tube and extendable and expandable axially therefrom to a sample gathering position located outside said one end of the tube and into a spherical configuration characterized by a diameter substantially greater than that of the tube and by a predetermined volume; and
a manually collapsible self-restoring bulb having a volume substantially greater than that of the sample gathering balloon and secured in fluid-tight relation to the other end of the tube so that the balloon is automatically expanded to the sample gathering position and into the spherical configuration upon a single collapse of the bulb and is automatically retracted into said one end of the tube whenever the bulb is released.
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Abstract
A cervical cancer test specimen gathering device for use in the home. The device includes an insertion tube and a sampling balloon normally collapsed within one end of the tube. A manually collapsible, self-restoring bulb is connected to the other end of the tube. A layer of specimen gathering material is mounted on the balloon for movement by the balloon from the interior of the tube to an exterior sampling position and back whenever the bulb is collapsed and released.
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1. The cancer test specimen gathering device comprising:
- a substantially rigid, hollow tube having a predetermined diameter;
a sample gathering balloon secured in fluid-tight relation to and normally housed within and protected by one end of the tube and extendable and expandable axially therefrom to a sample gathering position located outside said one end of the tube and into a spherical configuration characterized by a diameter substantially greater than that of the tube and by a predetermined volume; and
a manually collapsible self-restoring bulb having a volume substantially greater than that of the sample gathering balloon and secured in fluid-tight relation to the other end of the tube so that the balloon is automatically expanded to the sample gathering position and into the spherical configuration upon a single collapse of the bulb and is automatically retracted into said one end of the tube whenever the bulb is released.
- a substantially rigid, hollow tube having a predetermined diameter;
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Current AssigneeHenry Dinwoodey Jr. Moyle, William Bates
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Original AssigneeHenry Dinwoodey Jr. Moyle, William Bates
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InventorsMoyle, Henry Dinwoodey Jr., Bates, William
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Primary Examiner(s)Howell, Kyle L.
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Application NumberUS05/138,323Time in Patent Office391 DaysField of Search128/2R,2B,2W,246,344 46/87,90US Class Current600/569CPC Class CodesA61B 10/0291 for uterus A61B10/0045 take...
