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US3777743A
US3777743A US00293676A US3777743DA US3777743A US 3777743 A US3777743 A US 3777743A US 00293676 A US00293676 A US 00293676A US 3777743D A US3777743D A US 3777743DA US 3777743 A US3777743 A US 3777743A
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  • An endometrial sampler comprises a rigid hollow tube having a sampling end providing a plurality of sampling ports communicating with the interior of the tube, and sleeve means surrounding the tube and slid able with respect to it.
  • the tube provides forward stop means and rearward stop means, and the sleeve means and tube are reciprocable with respect to one another between a sampling position in which the sleeve means exposes at least one sampling port, and a second position in which the sleeve meansfengages the forward stop means and covers the sampling ports.
  • Cervical stop means engages the cervix and cooperates with the rearward stop means to limit travel of the sampling end to a predetermined distance beyond the cervix.
  • a source of suction may be connected to the tube to draw sample material through the sampling ports.
  • endometrium sampling means that is simple in operation, can be employed quickly, routinely as a diagnostic screening procedure, and safely, without risk of perforation of the uterine wall, that is easily employed in aseptic technique, and that is inexpensive and disposable.
  • the endometrial sampler of the invention comprises a rigid hollow tube having a sampling end providing a plurality of sampling ports communicating with the interior of the tube, and sleeve means surrounding the tube; the tube and sleeve are-slidable with respect to one another.
  • the tube provides forward stop means and rearward stop means, and the sleeve means and tube and reciprocable with respect to one another between a sampling position in which the sleeve means exposes at least one sampling port, and a second position in which the sleeve means engages the forward stop means and covers the sampling ports.
  • Cervical stop means engages the cervix and cooperates with the rearward stop means to limit travel of the sampling end within the uterine cavity.
  • a portion of the tube adjacent the sampling end and remote from the tip is smoothly curved through an angle of about 40 to conform to the anatomical structure of the patient, and the sleeve means is flexible and conforms to the smoothly curved portion as it is reciprocated.
  • the tube further provides a connector remote from the sampling end for engagement with a source of suction, and suction is applied through the tube to the sampling ports when the sleeve means is in the sampling position, to draw sample tissue through the ports into the tube.
  • the malleable tube may be shaped for introduction into abnormal situations.
  • FIG. 1 shows the-endometrial sampler of the invention, partially broken away
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 with the sleeve means in sampling position;
  • FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 illustrate steps in the procedure of obtaining a sample using the sampler of the invention.
  • the endometrial sampler 10 of the invention has a disposable plastic syringe 12 with retractable plunger 14. Secured to syringe 12 by connection 15 is a rigid hollow. tube 16 of metal, preferably stainless steel,,of outside diameter of about 0.072 inch (15 gauge standard wall, needle dimension) and insidediameter of about 0.054 inch. The sampling end 18 of tube 16, re-
  • mote from syringe 12 provides a rounded smooth tip 20 and a plurality of sampling ports 22 each of diameter of about 1/32 inch;
  • Tube 16 is smoothly curved through an angle of about 40 at a point about two inches from tip 20, to provide conformation with anatomical shape and position of the uterus.
  • a flexible sleeve 24 (preferably made of athermoplastic such as polyethylene) closely surrounds tube 16; tube 16 is slidable within sleeve 24.
  • Sleeve 24 is shorter than tube 16 by about 2 inches.
  • sleeve 24 Engagement of sleeve 24 with tip 20 (serving as forward stop means) limits rearward travel of tube 16 within the sleeve.
  • tip 20 serving as forward stop means
  • proximal end 34 of sleeve 24 abuts against shoulder 17 of connector 15 (serving as rearward stop means) and the sleeve exposes all of sampling ports 22. Engagement of end 34 with shoulder 17 limits forward travel of tube 16.
  • sleeve 24 Approximately one inch from the distal end 26 of sleeve 24 there is provided, rigidly connected to sleeve 24, a slightly tapered collar 28 acting as a cervical stop.
  • the sampler of the invention is introduced into the cervix 30 (FIG. 3) with sleeve 24 and syringe plunger 14 in the positions shown in FIG. 1.
  • the sampler is advanced into the uterus with sleeve 24 in the forward position until collar 28 rests against the cervix. Since sleeve 24 covers sampling ports 22 during this part of the procedure, no cells can be introduced into tube 16 from the cervix. Tube 16 is then advanced into the uterine cavity 32 (FIG. 4) through sleeve 24 until as many sampling ports 22 are exposed as desired (FIG. 4). The number of ports exposed may vary according to the dimension of the uterus being sampled.
  • Cervical stop 28 additionally serves in conjunction with proximal end 34 as a means for indicating depth of penetration to the operator.
  • Plunger 14-of syringe 12 is then withdrawn, creating suction through tube 16, and drawing a portion of the contents of uterine cavity 32 through ports 22 into end 18 of tube 16. Suction is continued in order to draw portions of the surface of the intact endometrium 33 into sampling ports 22. Tube 16 may further be rotated slightly during this procedure to ensure sampling of different portions of the uterine cavity.
  • Holding sleeve 24 and collar 28 in position (FIG. the physician withdraws tube 16, detaching small portions of endometrium 33 which have been drawn into tube 16 through sampling ports 22. End 18 of tube 16 is completely withdrawn into sleeve 24 before sleeve 24 is withdrawn from cervix 30; thus no cervical or other cells can be taken in through ports 22 to contaminate the endometrial sample.
  • Suction and pressure may be provided by alternative means such as a pump or bulb aspirator rather than by the syringe, if preferred.
  • Endometrial sampler comprising a rigid hollow tube having a sampling end providing a plurality of sampling ports communicating with the interior of said tube and sleeve means surrounding said tube and slidable with respect to it said tube having a distal stop means said sleeve means and tube being reciprocable with respect to one another between a sampling position in which said sleeve means exposes at least one said sampling port, and a second position in which said sleeve means engages said distal stop means and covers said sampling ports.
  • the endometrial sampler tube of claim 1 further providing rearward stop means and cervical stop means on said sleeve for engaging the cervix of a patient, said cervical stop means cooperating with said rearward stop means to limit travel of said sampling'end beyond said cervix.
  • Endometrial sampler comprising a rigid hollow tube having a stop means on its proximal end and a distal sampling end having a closed tip of larger outer diameter than said tube and a plurality of sampling ports communicating with the interior of said tube sleeve means surrounding said tube and slidable with respect to it, said sleeve means being shorter than the length of said tube between said tip and said stop means and of an outer diameter approximately equal to that of said tip said sleeve means and said tube being reciprocable with respect to one another between a sampling position in which said sleeve means exposes at least one said sampling port, and a second position in 5 which said sleeve means engages said tip and covers said sampling ports.
  • said sleeve means further provides sleeve stop means and cervical stop means for engaging the cervix of a patient, said cervical stop means cooperating with said sleeve stop means to limit travel of said sampling end.
  • an endometrial sampler comprising a rigid hollow tube having a connector for engagement with said source of suction a sampling end remote from said connector and providing a closed tip of larger outer diameter than said tube end a plurality of sampling ports communicating with the interior of said tube sleeve stop means remote from said sampling end a portion of said tube adjacent said sampling end and remote from said tip being smoothly curved through an acute angle and flexible sleeve means surrounding said tube and slidable with respect to it, said sleeve means being shorter than the length of said tube between said tip and said sleeve stop means and of outer diameter approximately equal to that of said tip said sleeve means and said tube being reciprocable with respect to one another between a sampling position in which said sleeve means exposes at least one said sampling port, and a second position in which said sleeve means engages said tip and seals said sampling ports, said sleeve means conforming to said smoothly curved portion during reciprocation,
  • said sleeve means further providing cervical stop means for engaging the cervix of a patient, said cervical stop means cooperating with said sleeve stop means to limit travel of said sampling end.
  • an endometrial sampler comprising a rigid hollow metal tube of outer diameter of about 0.07 inch and inner diameter of about 0.05 inch, and having a connector end engageable with said source of suction a sampling end remote from said connector end providing a smoothly rounded closed tip of outer diameter of about 0.10 inch, and a plurality of sampling ports communicating with the interior of said tube a portion of said tube adjacent said sampling end and remote from said tip being smoothly curved through an angle of about 40 and flexible sleeve means surrounding said tube and slidable with respect to it,
  • said connector end providing a shoulder engageable with said sleeve means which said sleeve means engages said tip and seals said sampling ports, said sleeve means conforming to said smoothly curved portion during reciprocation,
  • said sleeve means further providing rigidly connected cervical stop means for engaging the cervix of a patient, said cervical stop means cooperating with said shoulder to limit travel of said sampling end.

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