Medical spatula

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A - Human Necessities

61

B

A61B 10/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2310254

This invention relates to a medical spatula that finds particular application as a spatula for exfoliative cytology, such as cervical or vaginal smear tests (PAP tests). The spatula of the invention comprises a grip, made up of a hand grip (12) and an insertion rod (14), and a substantially planar blade (20). The blade (20) consists of an open loop that defines the rim (24) of the blade (20) and a lattice of spaced apart bars (22) that arise from the peripheral rim (24) and transect the body of the blade (20). When adapted for use as a cervical spatula (10), the periphery of the blade is shaped to conform to the shape of the average cervix. The spatula (10) is integrally formed from a resiliently deformable material such as injection moulded plastics, preferably low density polyethylene.

L'invention concerne une spatule médicale utile notamment en tant que spatule destinée à une cytologie exfoliative, comme un frottis cervical ou vaginal (test de Papanicolaou). La spatule de l'invention comprend une partie prise, constituée d'une poignée (12) et d'une tige d'insertion (14), ainsi qu'une lame sensiblement plane (20). Cette lame (20) comprend une boucle ouverte délimitant le flanc (24) de la lame (20) et un réseau de barres espacées les unes des autres (22), lesquelles saillent du flanc périphérique (24) et traversent le corps de la lame (20). Lorsque cette spatule (10) est conçue pour un usage cervical, la périphérie de la lame est formée de manière à épouser la forme d'un col moyen. Cette spatule (10) est formée monobloc à partir d'une matière pouvant se déformer de manière souple, comme des plastiques moulés par injection, de préférence un polyéthylène basse densité.

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