CERVICOVAGINAL EXAMINATION DEVICE

摘要

A cervicovaginal examination device (200) is disclosed. The device comprises a front assembly unit (210) for housing an imaging module (212) for obtaining images of a cervicovaginal canal of a subject, a navigational guidance unit (230) for generating navigational signals, based on an analysis of the obtained images, for navigating the front assembly unit towards a cervical opening region, an identification unit (240) for identifying a transformation zone, based on an analysis of the obtained images, the transformation zone being the junction between the ecto-cervix and the endo-cervix and a sample collecting unit (250) for collecting cytological samples from the identified transformation zone. The disclosed device can aid in collecting cytological samples from the identified transformation zone which is the most appropriate site for collecting cytological samples for cervical cancer screening and hence can improve cervical cancer diagnosis.