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Patents Assigned to Oralscan/Trylon Joint Venture

Apparatus and method for obtaining transepithelial specimen of a body surface using a non-lacerating technique

Patent number: 6258044

Abstract: A non-lacerational technique to collect cells in an oral mouth cavity utilizes a brush with bristles which have an abrading surface and collect cells from the superficial, intermediate and basal layers of the oral tissue.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 23, 1999

Date of Patent: July 10, 2001

Assignee: Oralscan/Trylon Joint Venture

Inventors: Neal M. Lonky, Jeremy James Michael Papadopoulos