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7517691 |
Device for and method of testing occult blood in feces
The presence of occult blood in feces is detected using device including a liquid tight packet containing a sheet of absorbent material impregnated with a liquid solution that reacts with feces to...
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7476201 |
Digital type color comparisons in vaginal moisture pH determination
Apparatus for quick screening for vaginal moisture pH level as related to a pre-selected pH level, comprising a manipulable element including a probe insertible into the vagina, at least one pH...
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7458941 |
Multi-purpose vaginal moisture screening
The method of quickly screening for vaginal moisture conditions, that includes providing a manually manipulable element including a probe insertible into the vagina; providing one or more pH...
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7452714 |
Device and method for storage and transportation of forensic and/or biological material
A device for storage and transportation of forensic and/or biological material, comprising a sealable container and a material holder for holding the material, which holder can be placed in the...
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7414535 |
Attack deterrent and attacker identification system
A system for deterring an attack and adding with identification and apprehension of an attacker is disclosed. A vessel containing materials capable of leaving stain, odor, or other markings on the...
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7344506 |
Cell collection device
This invention relates generally to medical devices, and more particularly, an apparatus and method for collecting cells or tissue samples from the cervix of a patient for medical testing.
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7311671 |
Device for sample collection and storage
The present application describes a device for collecting biological samples comprising at least one collection protrusion comprising at least one tip; and at least one pad for contacting the tip.
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7303532 |
Trace evidence collection method and apparatus
A method for collecting air-transportable evidence samples from objects and clothing: (a) utilizes a collection tube having open upstream and downstream ends, and at a point between these ends a...
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7232681 |
Personal cell sampling kit
A kit for obtaining and shipping personal cell samples is provided. The kit contains such items as a transport tube, and collection swabs for obtaining a cell sample. The tube has a media plug...
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7144377 |
Personal cervical cell collector
A personal cervical cell collector that will allow a female patient to collect cervical cells in the privacy of her home, having a proximal end and a distal end that has a position unit formed...
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7022289 |
Chemical and biological sampling device and kit and method of use thereof
A self-contained, leak-proof sampling device and kit employing said device for collecting chemical and biological samples from various surfaces. The invention provides a sampling device and kit...
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6926678 |
Sample collection and delivery device
A specimen collecting device is disclosed. The device has an elongated foam member that is circumscribed by a hollow tubular member along a portion of its longitudinal axis. The hollow tubular...
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6749575 |
Method for transdermal nucleic acid sampling
A minimally invasive transdermal nucleic acid sampling method comprises piercing through the outermost layer of the skin and into the underlying epidermis with a plurality of microprojections....
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6740049 |
Self-sampling brush and method for use
A device is provided for self-sampling a body cavity, in particular the cervix, and a method is provided to use the device to obtain samples from the cervix for testing for the presence of human...
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6623440 |
Topical anesthetic applicator and method of use
The present invention relates to a novel applicator for topical anesthetics and a method using said novel applicator which provides for pain-free injections in mucosa by the application of a...
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6489172 |
Saliva sampling device
A saliva sampling device includes an expresser cup, an absorbent foam swab capable of absorbing a fluid specimen, and a flexible tether affixed to the foam swab. The foam swab is used to collect a...
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6475165 |
Cervical specimen self-sampling device
A human female cervical specimen gathering device is disclosed which can be self administered by women. This device is an improvement over conventional cervical tissue sampling, which requires a...
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6475164 |
Physician's collector
Cervical cells can be sampled in such a way as to retain the spatial relationships that existed between the cells prior to sampling. The cells can be collected by using a cervical cell collector...
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6464939 |
Saliva testing and confirmation device
A saliva testing and confirmation device generally includes an expresser cup adapted to receive and compress a foam collection swab capable of absorbing a fluid specimen such as saliva. The device...
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6383804 |
Sampling device with snap-off head and method of use
A sampling device ( 10 ) is provided having an elongate handle ( 12 ) with a distal paddle head ( 14 ). An absorbent material ( 20 ) is placed about the paddle head, and a score line ( 18 ) is...
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6352513 |
Personal cervical cell collector
A cervical cell collection device can easily and comfortably be used by a woman in the privacy and comfort of her own home. Once the woman obtains the cervical cell sample, she can be forward it to...
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6346086 |
Endocervical and exocervical cell collection device
A medical device 10 for collecting both endocervical cells and exocervical cells from a human or veterinary patient includes an elongate handle 12 having first and second handle ends 14 and ...
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6312395 |
Cell collection and transport
The present invention discloses an apparatus for the collection and transportation of cell specimens comprising a polypropylene shaft, a dental foam swab formed in the shape of a multi-apexed...
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6248088 |
Methods for performing endoscopic procedures
A packing device for use in endoscopic operative procedures is formed of an elongate strip of absorbent, preferably expandable material having a rigid, dry state of a size to permit passage through...
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6206839 |
Cervical cancer self-screening methods and apparatus
An insert for the passive, painless, noninvasive self-collection of free endocervical cells by a subject includes a body and a substrate for cell collection. The body has a proximal end for...
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6200275 |
Sample collection device with extraction sleeve
A specimen collecting device is disclosed. The device has an elongated foam member that is circumscribed by a hollow tubular member along a portion of its longitudinal axis. The hollow tubular...
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6190331 |
Estrogen or estradiol need determination by viginal acidity determination
In the method of determining need for human estrogen replacement therapy or estrogen or estradiol dose change, the steps include determining local acidity proximate a moist wall surface of the...
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6176836 |
Biological sample collection kit
The present invention discloses a biological sample collection kit which can be utilized to collect samples of biological origin for use in any recovery and identification method. The biological...
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6155990 |
Cervical specimen self-sampling device (pap tampon)
A human female cervical specimen gathering device is disclosed which can be self administered by women. The device consists of a cardboard tube that houses a retractable sponge, The handle is...
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6117090 |
Method and apparatus for detecting amine producing organisms in the vagina
A method of detecting pathogenic bacteria in the vagina, includes providing a vaginal moisture receiver receivable into the vagina; providing a reactant which changes color when contacted by...
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6083178 |
Estrogen or estradiol need determination by vaginal acidity determination
In the method of determining need for human estrogen or estradiol level change, the steps include determining local acidity proximate a moist wall surface of the vagina, as differing from desired...
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6080126 |
Cotton swabs with soft tips
A swab is described formed of a paper stick having opposite ends of less paper density than the rest of the stick. An absorbent covering such as cotton is placed around the ends. The stick is...
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6019734 |
Diagnostic test for vaginal infections
An apparatus, method and diagnostic kit for assessing the presence or absence of a vaginal infection including bacterial vaginosis which includes a pH indicator means and a KOH patch for detecting...
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6013036 |
Vaginal multiple condition detection apparatus and method
In apparatus for detecting first and second conditions in the vagina or urethra, the combination comprising an elongated carrier insertible endwise into the vagina; first structure at a first...
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6010462 |
Blister style culture transport device and method for using the same
A resealable blister-type package, and method for using the same for storing and transporting a sample collecting device that is used to gather a biological sample, are disclosed. The package...
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5928176 |
Medical swab
There is provided a medical swab comprising a thin stick comprising a drawn plastic stick and a sphere-like fiber lump formed on at least one end of the stick; the fiber lump has a fiber winding...
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5919145 |
Bodily sample collection balloon catheter
Treating a patient by collecting a bodily sample from deep within the body of a patient and collecting the sample outside the body to facilitate treatment of the patient. A sampling probe is...
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5846209 |
Syringe comprising an adhering substrate for microbes
A syringe, preferably an injector syringe, comprises a cylindrical receiver (1') and inside its plunger device (2') comprising a plunger (3') and a rod (4'). In order for the syringe to simplify...
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5840584 |
Blood in feces test device
A device 10 detects the presence of occult blood in feces by employing a sheet 12 of brittle material in which are formed a plurality of chambers 18 holding a liquid reagent solution juxtaposed to...
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5830154 |
Device for collecting substances for testing
A device for collecting substances for testing comprises a vial having a first, generally open end, engageable by a removable closure member, and a second, generally closed end. A removable closure...
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5755672 |
Measuring equipment of fat and water amount existing on the object
Making a measurement device that measures the water content and oil content of the skin into a portable size such that a female beautician can put it in a bag and easily carry it. Because a freely...
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5735808 |
Contamination sampling device
A contamination sample collection device has a wooden dowel with a cotton swab at one end, the cotton being covered by a nylon cloth and the wooden dowel being encapsulated by plastic tubing which...
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5725481 |
Method and apparatus for collecting vaginal fluid and exfoliated vaginal cells for diagnostic purposes
There is provided a method and apparatus for collecting vaginal fluid and exfoliated vaginal cells for medical diagnostic purposes. An absorbent media is placed interlabially or intravaginally....
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5623942 |
Cell collection swab
A swab for collecting cell samples from a male urethra including a unitary elongate shaft having a constant diameter cylindrical handle at one end and a tapered circular cross-sectioned probe at...
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5623941 |
Cervical sampling velour brush
The invention relates to a brush comprising a shank which over a portion of the length thereof is provided wish a velour finish of fibers which are attached to the shank and stand on end projecting...
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5577512 |
pH detection and measurement of body fluid
In the method of detecting pH of vaginal moisture, the steps that include providing a pH detection structure on a carrier stick; providing a protective porous layer adjacent the pH detection...
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5543115 |
Specimen handling device
This invention relates to a specimen handling device for collecting, storing, processing and dispensing of samples. The invention provides for the collection of specimens from any solid or...
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5477863 |
Collection kit with a sample collector
A collection kit includes a sample container with a cap and a sample collector. The sample collector includes a holder, a swab and a plunger. The holder is formed out of a tube which has a first...
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5460969 |
Method for differentiating the source of occult gastrointestinal bleeding
The presence of fecal occult blood in a stool sample is detected by mixing a liquid stool sample with an acidic liquid, such as a phosphate/citrate buffer, to precipitate hematin from the solution....
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5445164 |
Cervical tissue sampling device
A cervical tissue sampling device to allow women to collect tissue samples at home for transmission to a laboratory by mail or other means includes a cylindrical barrel having an open circular...
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