Patent ID: 7767448
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A PAP smear sampling device comprising: an elongate enclosure having open ends; a PAP smear brush disposed within said elongate enclosure, the brush having a base with peripheral bristles and a central brush for sampling both cervical and endo-cervical areas; a handle having a distal end for supporting the brush, said handle being severable to enable separation of the brush from the handle distal end; a piston attached to a proximal end of said handle and having an engagable end disposed proximate one end of said elongate enclosure; and a tubular handle, storable within said elongate enclosure between said PAP smear brush and an inside of said elongate enclosure and removably engagable with said piston, for enabling manual sliding of said PAP smear brush between a piston inside of said elongate enclosure and a position exterior another end of said elongate enclosure.