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Method of manufacturing cytodiagnostic brush assembly
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1980-06-06
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Granted: 1982-12-07
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Expires: 2000-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A method of manufacturing a cytodiagnostic brush assembly comprises forming a sleeve, which is used to cover and fix the end of a strand or strands which form a brush, by a drawing operation, whereby the sleeve is secured to the strands.
Inventors
- 👤 Katumi Omata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 00:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/06; A61B17/00; A61B17/32; A61B17/320016; A61B10/04; A61B2010/0216; A61B17/28; A61B17/29; A61B2017/2901; A61B2017/2905; A61B2017/320004; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49826; Y10T29/49908; Y10T29/49925; Y10T29/49927; Y10T29/49929
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of manufacturing a cytodiagnostic brush having two wound strands which form the brush, said method comprising the steps of: providing a cylindrical sleeve having a circular outer diameter and a circular inner diameter and a wall of uniform thickness; said circular inner diameter being sufficiently large so that end portions of said two wound strands may be simultaneously inserted therein; inserting said end portions of said strands into said sleeve; securing said sleeve to said strand end portions by deforming said sleeve so as to reduce its said inner and outer diameters, maintain the circular shape of its said outer diameter and provide direct contact between the end portions of both of said strand portions around substantially the entire circumference of each of said strands which lie within said sleeve and said inner diameter of said sleeve along the entire length of said strand portions which lie within said inner diameter of said sleeve.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
156 words
A method of manufacturing a cytodiagnostic brush having two wound strands which form the brush, said method comprising the steps of: providing a cylindrical sleeve having a circular outer diameter and a circular inner diameter and a wall of uniform thickness; said circular inner diameter being sufficiently large so that end portions of said two wound strands may be simultaneously inserted therein; inserting said end portions of said strands into said sleeve; securing said sleeve to said strand end portions by deforming said sleeve so as to reduce its said inner and outer diameters, maintain the circular shape of its said outer diameter and provide direct contact between the end portions of both of said strand portions around substantially the entire circumference of each of said strands which lie within said sleeve and said inner diameter of said sleeve along the entire length of said strand portions which lie within said inner diameter of said sleeve.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
14 words
The method of claims 1 in which said securing step comprises a swaging operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 2 in which said step of securing the sleeve by a swaging operation is performed by using a plurality of dies.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
14 words
The method of claims 1 in which said securing step comprises a rolling operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 in which said rolling operation is carried out along the entire length of said sleeve.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 in which said step of securing said sleeve to said strands comprises a cold forming operation.
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