Collection of cells from a lumen in patient

COLLECTION OF CELLS FROM A LUMEN IN PATIENT A device (10) for Fallopian tube diagnostics, comprising: a tube (12) having a distal end and positionable relative to the Fallopian tube; a balloon (14) having a distal end and coupled to the distal end of the tube (12) at a proximal end of the balloon (1...

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Hauptverfasser:	SNOW, David W, CHIN, Albert, SARNA, Surbhi
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DIAGNOSIS HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE SURGERY
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Zusammenfassung:	COLLECTION OF CELLS FROM A LUMEN IN PATIENT A device (10) for Fallopian tube diagnostics, comprising: a tube (12) having a distal end and positionable relative to the Fallopian tube; a balloon (14) having a distal end and coupled to the distal end of the tube (12) at a proximal end of the balloon (14), the balloon (14) being movable between a first inverted position and a second everted position such that the balloon (14) is extendable into the Fallopian tube in the second everted position; and a filament (34) disposed at the distal end of the balloon (14), wherein the filament (34) has a first configuration relative to the balloon (14) in the first inverted position of the balloon (14), and a second configuration relative to the balloon (14) in the second everted position of the balloon (14).