US Patent Application No: 2001/0001,059

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Method and kit for obtaining fluids and cellular material from breast ducts

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Methods, kits, and apparatus for obtaining cellular, chemical, and other materials from breast ducts are described. A single milk duct is accessed and washed with a washing fluid to obtain marker materials from the lining the duct. The washing fluid is then collected, and the marker materials in the washing fluid identified and analyzed. Usually, the washing fluid is introduced using a syringe through a lumen of a dual-lumen catheter. The ductal volume is filled with the washing fluid and excess fluid flows outwardly through a second lumen of the dual-lumen catheter, from which it is collected.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIAOAKLAND, CA7204

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Love, Susan M Pacific Palisades, CA 10 78

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NEOMATRIX, LLC (5)
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NEOMATRIX, INC. (1)
6,866,994 Noninvasive intraductal fluid diagnostic screen 3 2001
 
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (1)
6,517,513 Intraductal breast fluid aspiration device 16 2000