| abstract |
A vacuum curet having an improved curet tip opening. The curetting opening has a larger open cross section area than heretofore used and a novel shape. The shape includes (a) a central flat portion extending in a plane through the axis of the curet, (b) a cutting edge portion, at the distal end of said central portion, inclined slightly from a plane perpendicular to the axis of the curet toward the proximal end; and (c) a rounded non-cutting portion extending in a curved shape with a preferred radius from the near end of the central portion to the outside of the curet. Use in sampling tissue from the endometrium for diagnostic purpose. |