Patents Assigned to MML Diagnostics
  • Cell collection swab
    Patent number: 5623942
    Abstract: A swab for collecting cell samples from a male urethra including a unitary elongate shaft having a constant diameter cylindrical handle at one end and a tapered circular cross-sectioned probe at the other end. The shaft is injection molded from a glass filled nylon material with the fiberglass being between 5 and 20 percent by volume and preferably being 10 percent by volume. A fiber tip is mounted at the end of the probe to collect cell specimens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Assignee: MML Diagnostics
    Inventors: Cornelius N. Pestes, Larry L. Pestes