|
| US3937211 | 23 Oct 1973 | 10 Feb 1976 | Fa. Walter Sarstedt Kunststoff-Spritzgusswerk | Multi-purpose syringe |
| US4014322 | 23 Oct 1975 | 29 Mar 1977 | The Kendall Company | Specimen collecting device and method |
| US4027658 | 1 Dec 1975 | 7 Jun 1977 | | Instrument for taking samples |
| US4803998 | 27 Jan 1986 | 14 Feb 1989 | NCS Diagnostics, Inc. | Swab retaining vial cap and method of use |
| US4892831 | 19 Dec 1988 | 9 Jan 1990 | Evergreen Industries, Inc. | Inoculating device |
| US5005583 | 22 Jul 1987 | 9 Apr 1991 | Research & Education Institute, Inc. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center | Diagnostics procedures in unexplained female infertility |
| US5253652 | 25 Jan 1993 | 19 Oct 1993 | | Cytologic sampling device for collecting cervical and vaginal cell specimens |
| US5260031 | 5 Feb 1992 | 9 Nov 1993 | Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc. | Saliva sampling device with sample adequacy indicating system |
| US5283038 | 11 Oct 1991 | 1 Feb 1994 | Saliva Diagnostic Systems, Inc. | Fluid sampling and testing device |
| US5616499 | 19 Oct 1994 | 1 Apr 1997 | Silliker Laboratories Group, Inc. | Culture and transfer device for enhanced recovery and isolation of microorganisms |
| US5725481 | 17 May 1996 | 10 Mar 1998 | A. Fem Medical Corporation | Method and apparatus for collecting vaginal fluid and exfoliated vaginal cells for diagnostic purposes |
| US6007498 | 9 Mar 1998 | 28 Dec 1999 | A.FEM Medical Corporation | Method and apparatus for collecting vaginal fluid and exfoliated vaginal cells for diagnostic purposes |
| US6174293 | 27 Dec 1999 | 16 Jan 2001 | A-Fem Medical Corporation | Method and apparatus for collecting vaginal fluid and exfoliated vaginal cells for diagnostic purposes |
| US6346087 | 14 Apr 2000 | 12 Feb 2002 | Labonord
Eric Peltier | Flask for preparing a cytological suspension |
| US6383804 | 13 Jul 2000 | 7 May 2002 | International BioProducts, Inc. | Sampling device with snap-off head and method of use |
| US6723057 | 4 Apr 2001 | 20 Apr 2004 | Platinum Feather Consultants Limited | Cell sampling spatula |
| US7648680 | 26 Oct 2004 | 19 Jan 2010 | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Method for accessing the contents of a closed vessel containing a specimen retrieval device |
| US7749173 | 26 Oct 2006 | 6 Jul 2010 | | Apparatus for simultaneously collecting exocervical and endocervical samples |
| US7795036 | 18 Oct 2007 | 14 Sep 2010 | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device |
| US7923031 | 28 Jan 2005 | 12 Apr 2011 | Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S | Haemostatic sprays and compositions |
| US7923431 | 23 Dec 2002 | 12 Apr 2011 | Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S | Haemostatic kit, a method of preparing a haemostatic agent and a method of promoting haemostatis |
| US7927549 | 30 Oct 2007 | 19 Apr 2011 | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device with a modified pipette tip |
| US7955288 | 11 Dec 2003 | 7 Jun 2011 | Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S | Gelatine-based materials as swabs |
| US8021684 | 7 Jul 2005 | 20 Sep 2011 | Ferrosan Medical Devices A/S | Haemostatic composition comprising hyaluronic acid |
| US8038967 | 23 Apr 2010 | 18 Oct 2011 | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Method for accessing the contents of a closed vessel containing a specimen retrieval device |
| US8127627 | 4 Jun 2009 | 6 Mar 2012 | World Bioproducts, LLC | Device for collecting samples and method of use |
| US8128578 | 20 Dec 2004 | 6 Mar 2012 | Maclip | Flask for preparing a cytological suspension based on a fixing solution |
| US8152739 | 19 Sep 2008 | 10 Apr 2012 | Christine A. McCully | Adjustable dual-brush cervical cytology collection device |
| US8206662 | 29 Oct 2007 | 26 Jun 2012 | Gen-Probe Incorporated | Collection device including a penetrable cap having an absorbent pile fabric |
| US8211710 | 30 Oct 2007 | 3 Jul 2012 | | Method for accessing the contents of a closed collection device |
| USD322316 | 14 Jun 1989 | 10 Dec 1991 | Evergreen Industries, Inc. | Inoculating loop |
