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5163947 Biopsy needle spacer  
A needle spacer is disclosed for use with a biopsy needle assembly of the type which is coupled to a driving unit to effect movement of the needle assembly. The needle spacer maintains the biopsy...
5133935 Test area for prevention of specimen tampering in substance abuse testing  
The invention provides a method and a test area to prevent tampering in the collection of specimens for substance abuse testing from a subject utilizing a specimen collection container. More...
5119827 Mechanisms of antiestrogen resistance in breast cancer  
The present invention involves a method for early detection of developing tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer. Tamoxifen is the drug of choice for hormonal therapy of a first recurrence of breast...
5115816 Single-hand controlled fine needle aspiration device  
An improved disposable single-hand controlled aspirating device for medical aspirating activities most particularly fine needle biopsy procedures. The aspirating device includes a syringe barrel, a...
5108381 Tissue sample collection trap  
A tissue sample collection trap for trapping tissue samples for use with a suction sample collecting device comprising a cylindrical container either translucent or opaque with a suction connector...
5092870 Spacer clip for use with a biopsy apparatus  
A spacer clip apparatus, for use with a biopsy needle, having first inner and second outer needle components, is provided. The first inner and second outer needles are provided with first and...
5063026 Egg collecting apparatus  
A collecting apparatus for the collection of pinworm eggs incorporates a shaft surrounded by an adhesive strip. A tab is disposed at the free end of the adhesive strip. The shaft is attached to a...
5039616 Method for prevention of specimen tampering in substance abuse testing and test area relating thereto  
This invention provides a method and a test area to prevent tampering in the collection of specimens for substance abuse testing from a subject utilizing a specimen collection container. More...
5020543 Venous access catheter for removing a culture  
An improved catheter is provided comprising a flexible cannula having at least two lumens formed in the entire length of the cannula. A plug seals one end of one of the lumens. One end of a...
4981142 Compression device  
The present invention relates to the construction and use of a device to compress biological parts (such as the abdomen), during the performance of interventional procedures (such as percutaneous...
4976694 Apparatus and method for preventing infection  
Process and apparatus for quickly removing contaminated tissue and blood from a localized skin wound in the body of a human being immediately after contamination has occured by removing all of the...
4958625 Biopsy needle instrument  
A biopsy needle instrument has selectable locking means to permit or prevent the projection of a cannula and a stylet and separate loading members allowing the cannula and stylet to be loaded...
4950265 Arming device for a medical instrument  
The arming device for use in manipulating with one hand a medical instrument comprises first and second telescoping members. The instrument members are longitudinally movable relative to one...
4936312 Body cavity inserting instrument  
A body cavity inserting instrument for use in an instrument for medical treatment comprises a flexible tubular member, a bending member made of an elastic material and an operating wire, said...
4932417 Device for stabilizing tissue  
The present invention is a device for stabilizing tissue during surgery having an elongated sheath, a rod movable within the sheath and having a forward end capable of being extended beyond the...
4917100 Biopsy needle for use with spring-operated actuating mechanism  
A biopsy needles for use with a spring-operated actuating mechanism. The biopsy needle has a slide attached to the proximal end of its cannula and having an elongated slot extending longitudinally...
4903708 Swab transport system  
A swab transport apparatus for storing and transporting to a laboratory a swab containing a sample or specimen such as a micro organism sample. The uncontaminated swab is pre-packaged within a...
4887612 Endoscopic biopsy forceps  
An endoscopic biopsy forceps device incorporating a novel and unique camming arrangement for selectively opening and closing the biopsy cutting jaws of the biopsy forceps which will render the...
4870975 Suction canister assembly for the collection of body fluids and tissue specimens  
A suction canister assembly includes an outer collection bottle having a bottle mouth, an inner canister nested therein having a canister mouth and having a valve device at its bottom end, a dual...
4862899 Kit for home use detection of cervical and vaginal cancer  
A device is disclosed for home use detection of cervical and vaginal carcinoma. The device comprises a probe of various designs including an aspiration device or a swab for removing cells from the...
4850373 Biopsy device  
A biopsy device including a two- or multi-lumen biopsy cannula has a biopsy channel of constant cross section over its entire length and at least one application channel. On its proximal end, it is...
4849173 Excrement examination unit  
An excrement examination unit includes a handle member having an elongate stirrer inserted in a housing. Fecal sample is picked up by the stirrer and dissolved into a medical saline solution by...
4817631 Method for removing tissue from a body  
A cannula as part of a biopsy instrument set is provided, which has a mandrin guided in the cannula and a seal arranged in the interior of cannula for ease of handling to ensure that a clearly...
4803983 Muscle biopsy clamp  
A muscle biopsy clamp operable with one hand to securely grip and retain an excised specimen in unstressed condition. The clamping jaws are in the form of two-pronged forks lying in a plane...
4798212 Biopsy paddle with adjustable locator plate  
An adjustable biopsy paddle for compressing tissue to be examined and assisting localization of a needle relative to a nonpalpable lesion, the paddle including a locator plate having a plurality of...
4790329 Adjustable biopsy localization device  
A unique adjustable biopsy localization device is provided which allows for insertion at a selected anatomic site, visualized radiologically, and which can be secured in an engaged position,...
4784134 Biopsy locator plate  
An adjustable biopsy paddle for compressing tissue to be examined and assisting localization of a needle relative to a nonpalpable lesion, the paddle including a locator plate having a plurality of...
4781198 Biopsy tracer needle  
A method and apparatus for obtaining a sample of tissue from a human comprising, providing a source of gamma radiation in the tissue to be sampled, providing a biopsy tracer needle of a...
4732155 Implantable chemoattractant system  
A system for providing sustained prolonged release of a chemoattractant to a surrounding biological medium which contains cells responsive to the chemoattractant. The system consists of a...
4733354 Method and apparatus for automated medical diagnosis using decision tree analysis  
An interactive method for performing a differential medical diagnosis utilizing a programmed computer system and a stored data base. In one particular embodiment, the method is for making a...
4715545 Tissue grinding and transport system and method  
A system and method for collecting, transporting and grinding tissue specimens and the like which includes a long hollow container into which the sample of tissue is placed. A pestle or grinder of...
4705050 Moisture-activated floatation device  
A moisture-activated floatation device. In a first embodiment, a compound that evolves a gaseous fluid when wet is confined between two layers of sheet material capable of supporting a...
4686997 Skeletal bone remodeling studies using guided trephine sample  
A bone biopsy arrangement especially suited for use in obtaining axial skeleton trephine samples from the spinal vertebra centrum of a living test specimen in a safe and rapid manner. The disclosed...
4675284 Process and apparatus for evaluating liver disease  
There is disclosed an improved process and apparatus for treating liver biopsies wherein tritiated proline and tritiated thymidine are forced through respective liver biopsies, and thereafter the...
4675286 Fetal cell separation and testing  
A method for obtaining fetal cells for diagnostic examination comprises removing detached cells from the uterine cavity and outer surface of the amnionic sac. The cells are then incubated in the...
4654701 Biopsy information recording apparatus for endoscope  
A biopsy information recording apparatus is disclosed which comprises a memory for storing, as a still picture frame, image information from an endoscopic image sensor provided in an endoscope, an...
4653509 Guided trephine samples for skeletal bone studies  
A bone biopsy arrangement especially suited for use in obtaining axial skeleton trephine samples from the spinal vertebra centrum of a living test specimen in a safe and rapid manner. The disclosed...
4643192 Hollow viscus tonometry  
Ischemia in a hollow internal organ can be detected in its incipient stages by obtaining a CO 2 sample from within the organ of interest, measuring the partial pressure of CO 2 sample, measuring...
4633886 Device for home detection of cervical and vaginal cancer  
A device is disclosed for home use detection of cervical and vaginal carcinoma. The device comprises a probe of various designs including an aspiration device or a swab for removing cells from the...
4562847 Instrument for obtaining samples from uterus of animals  
The present invention relates briefly to a sampling instrument for simultaneously drawing of cell-samples and bacteriological samples, preferably from the uterus of animals. The instrument...
4562043 Self-contained swab cartridge apparatus for detecting occult blood  
A tubular test device for testing occult blood in fecal matter using hydrogen peroxide in an ampoule and 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine as the chromogen dissolved in chloroform to impregnate a...
4553553 Device for the detection of bacteria, fungi, and viruses in blood  
A device used in detecting bacteria, fungi, and viruses in blood circulated through a particulate adsorbent material initially in a housing has a piston for pushing the adsorbent material from the...
4534362 Method and apparatus for detection of fertility  
Method and apparatus for detecting the fertile and infertile phases of the human female menstrual cycle based upon observation of cyclic volumetric and gravimetric changes in cervico-vaginal fluid.
4505433 Tissue grinding and transporting device  
A device for grinding and transporting solids, such as surgical tissue samples, is disclosed which comprises in a preferred form a container having an upper portion defining an upwardly open top...
4484579 Commissurotomy catheter apparatus and method  
A commissurotomy catheter and method for separating fused heart valve leaflets using the catheter is disclosed. The catheter is comprised of a lumen having at least two inflatable balloons at its...
4457313 Shield protector for artificial insemination and culture collection instruments  
A shield protector device for use with artificial insemination instruments and/or culture collection devices, consisting of an inner tubular portion movable relative to an outer tubular sheath...
4448205 Device for taking samples of cells from the cervix uteri  
Device for taking samples of cells from the cervix for preparation and testing of whether abnormal cells are present in the sample, the device consisting of a conical body (1) with a concave...
4438205 Process for sampling and analysis by thin layer chromatography  
Sampling and analyzing at least one mixture of substances by slab chromatography or thin layer chromatography involves sampling the mixture on a non-adsorbent solid support using a sampling member...
4398543 Moisture collecting chamber  
A moisture collecting chamber apparatus for testing skin by passing a standard gas over the skin area to be tested including a probe which engages the skin surface and a limit means to limit the...
4340066 Medical device for collecting a body sample  
An endometrial sampling device (10) for collecting body material for diagnostic testing includes a handle (12), a generally cylindrical sample collecting member (14, 14a) connected to the handle...
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