Patent ID: 6406441
Filing Date: 2002-06-18
Classification: A61B,A61M,A63F,G01N

Abstract:
Vaginal probe apparatus comprising, in combinationa) a longitudinally elongated probe insertible into the vagina, for a test purpose, b) a support operatively connected with the probe projecting away from the support, c) the support including: v) a manually manipulable handle having a generally flat side with lateral width, vi) an edge presented generally longitudinally for limiting probe insertion into the vagina, d) and at least one vaginal moisture wettable test element on at least one outer side of the probe, to extend generally parallel to said handle flat side, and with substantially reduced lateral width relative to said handle flat side lateral width, e) said side of the probe having lateral width less than about one-half the lateral width of the handle, and the handle and probe having key-like configuration.