Patent ID: 6306084
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An apparatus for obtaining a specimen through a bodily orifice of an animal, the apparatus comprising:a speculum having an insertion end and a viewing end, said speculum defining a visualization path from said viewing end and through said insertion end, said speculum permitting visualization at said viewing end and along said visualization path of matter within said orifice when said insertion end is positioned in an opening of said orifice;a specimen access tube having an insertion end and a collection end, said specimen access tube operably connected to said speculum in an arrangement wherein said insertion end of said specimen access tube enters said orifice during said visualization, said specimen access tube defining a collection path from said collection end and through said insertion end of said specimen access tube, said specimen access tube providing access from said collection end through said collection path to a specimen within said orifice proximate to said insertion end of said specimen access tube; andanti-contamination means substantially preventing matter in said orifice from entering said collection path as said specimen access tube enters said orifice.