Patent ID: 9095330
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A system for collecting cells from bodily tissue, the system comprising: an elongate tube having a proximal portion and a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween; an elongate cell collection device including a head portion sized and structured to engage the bodily tissue and remove cells therefrom, the cell collection device disposed within the lumen of the tube, the proximal portion of the tube configured such that the head portion of the cell collection device may be withdrawn proximally from the tube; a perforated portion of the tube including a plurality of perforations extending through a sidewall of the tube; and a vacuum source coupled to the tube for applying a vacuum to the lumen; wherein the head portion of the cell collection device and the perforated portion of the tube are sized and configured such that the head portion remains disposed within an outer diameter of the tube when the head portion at least partially longitudinally overlaps the perforated portion.