DESIGNS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE SWALLOWING OF A TETHERED CELL COLLECTION DEVICE

Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for administering a swallowable cell collection device to a patient. Methods include releasing a swallowable bundle of string of the cell collection device from a bundling apparatus, maintaining the string in a swallowable bundle while releasing the swa...

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Main Authors CHARI VIJAYARAGHAVAN SRINIVASAN, VIKHARANKAR YOGESH KISHOR, LUBINSKI ALEXANDER A, BHEEMARTHI NARSING SAIRAJ, BHALLA INDERJEET S, ESWARADAS NEERAJ, MAGUIRE MARK A, MADDUR SHANKARSETTY JEEVAN, ARAVALLI ANANTA VENKATA VARAHA LAKSHMI NARASIMHA SRINIVASA MURTHY
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.02.2016
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for administering a swallowable cell collection device to a patient. Methods include releasing a swallowable bundle of string of the cell collection device from a bundling apparatus, maintaining the string in a swallowable bundle while releasing the swallowable bundle from the bundling apparatus, and placing the swallowable bundle on the tongue of the patient. Methods also include constraining a retrieval string of the cell collection device in a swallowable bundle with a dissolvable band and placing the swallowable bundle on the tongue of the patient.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201514826426