Cervical screening system
US6663576B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 14, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B10/0291
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for accurately obtaining cervical cells from a patient and quickly screening the sample includes a collector for collecting a spatially arranged cell sample from a target tissue, and an analyzer that examines the cell sample for abnormal cells while the cell sample remains on a surface of the collector.
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