Patent ID: 8460209

Claim:
A device for collecting a cervical tissue sample from a patient comprising: (a) an elongated insertion tube shaped for insertion into the vagina of the patient and having a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface and an interior surface extending therethrough defining a passage; (b) an elongated cervical aligning tool shaped for insertion within the passage of the insertion tube and having a proximal end with a handle thereon, a distal end with a cervical aligning probe thereon and a body therebetween, wherein the aligning tool handle is disposed outside the proximal passage of the insertion tube and is movable between a first position for insertion wherein the distal cervical aligning probe is contained within the passage of the insertion tube, and a second position for cervical cap alignment wherein the distal cervical aligning probe extends distally from the passage of the insertion tube to engage the cervical fornix of the patient; and (c) an elongated cellular sampling tool shaped for insertion within the passage of the insertion tube and upon a portion of the body of the elongated aligning tool and within the advancing aligning tool handle, and having a proximal end with an advancing handle thereon, a distal end with a cellular adhesion surface thereon, wherein the advancing handle extends from the proximal passage of the insertion tube proximal to the aligning tool handle, and is releasably movable between a first position for insertion wherein the distal cellular adhesion surface is contained within the passage of the insertion tube, and a second position for cervical cell tissue sampling wherein the distal cellular adhesion surface extends distally from the passage of the insertion tube.