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
Abstract: A method and device for stimulating biological processes having a source of radiation disposed adjacent to a substantially ungrounded crystal. The device provides a structure for supporting a substantially ungrounded crystal adjacent to a source of radiation such that a crystal photon field is generated about the device. The invention also includes a method of stimulating biological processes by placing a subject within the crystal photon field created by the device.