| 摘要 |
The apparatus disclosed is for the self-collection of cervical cell specimens for subsequent examination and testing by a medical laboratory, and the apparatus disclosed comprises an elongated tubular finger member formed of a thin elastically resilient material closed at one end and adapted to fit over and resiliently grip the user's finger. Adjacent its closed end the finger member carries a raised resiliently flexible wiping blade. A thin tubular sleeve member, shorter than the finger member and flared at one end, is adapted to accommodate the wiping blade of the finger member, so that the finger member with the sleeve member surrounding the wiping blade thereof may be inserted into the vagina and the wiping blade may then be extended to wipe and thus collect cells from the cervical os. The wiping blade of the finger member then may again be retracted into the sleeve member and the two removed together. The wiping blade of the finger member is thus protected from contaminating contact with the vaginal wall during insertion and removal, as well as, loss of specimen after collection.
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