Cervical cancer self-screening methods and apparatus

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A - Human Necessities

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A61B 10/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2359567

An insert for the passive, painless, non-invasive self-collection of free endocervical cells by a subject includes a body (12), and a substrate (14) for cell collection. The body (12) has a proximal end (16) for manipulation by the subject, and a distal end (18) on which the cell collecting substrate (14) is disposed. The body (12) is configured so that the substrate (14) is positionable by the subject within the vagina, preferably near the vaginal portion of the cervix, to allow collection of free endocervical cells onto the cell collection surface (20). After cells have been collected, the subject may place the cell retaining substrate (14) into a cell suspension preservative contained in a sealable receptacle for transport to a laboratory for conventional analysis.

Selon cette invention, un insert destiné à la collecte automatique passive, indolore et non invasive de cellules endocervicales libres comprend un corps (12) et un substrat (14) destiné à la collecte de cellules. Le corps (12) possède une extrémité proximale (16) au moyen de laquelle il est manipulé par le sujet et une extrémité distale (18) sur laquelle est déposé le substrat de collecte de cellules (14). Le corps (12) est configuré de manière à ce que le sujet puisse placer le substrat (14) à l'intérieur du vagin, de préférence près de la partie vaginale du col de l'utérus, pour permettre la collecte de cellules endocervicales libres à la surface de collecte de cellules (20). Une fois les cellules collectées, le sujet peut placer le substrat retenteur de cellules (14) dans une substance de préservation de suspension cellulaire contenue dans un réceptacle scellable et destinée à être transportée dans un laboratoire, pour analyse traditionnelle.

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