| 摘要 |
A human female cervical specimen gathering device is disclosed which can be self administered by women. The device consists of a cardboard tube that houses a retractable sponge, The handle is adapted to allow it to serve as a screw-cap lid, once the device is inserted into a conical tube containing fixative or preservative. After transport to the lab the tube call easily be agitated to liberate cells, centrifuged, and prepared as a thin smear for cytology or DNA probes.
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