Patent ID: 11957322
Assignee: ONCOGENESIS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. A cell sample collection device, comprising:
an outer guide assembly, comprising:
a distal end with an aperture disposed therethrough; and

an inner guide assembly slidably received within the outer guide assembly, the inner guide assembly comprising:
a distal end having a tip mount attached thereto, the tip mount having a frustoconical shape, wherein a most distal portion of the tip mount has a larger diameter than a most proximal portion of the tip mount;
a collection support attached to the tip mount via a press fitting pin, the press fitting pin disposed through an opening in the collection support and extending from a first side of the collection support to a second side of the collection support, the collection support comprising a plurality of arm members, each of the plurality of arm members fixedly coupled to a backside of a collection pad;
the collection pad secured to the collection support;

wherein the inner guide assembly is movable from a first position where the collection pad is collapsed inside the distal end of the outer guide assembly, to a second position where the collection pad is pushed through the aperture in the outer guide assembly, and
wherein the outer guide assembly is configured to slide proximally along the inner guide assembly when the collection pad, in the second position, contacts a cell sample surface for providing feedback to a user indicating that the contact has been made.