tool for collecting a sample of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues, collection method and associated collection device

Abstract

The invention relates to a sample collection tool (1) adapted for molecular analysis, comprising a tube (2), a rod (3) including a rod body (3-1), an ejection end, and a gripping end (3-2) extending from the first end of the tube (2) so as to allow movement of the rod (3) along a longitudinal axis of the tube (2), the sample collection tool (1) being arranged to move from a collection configuration in which the ejection end of the rod body (3-1) partially occupies the second end (2-2), to an ejection configuration in which the ejection end of the rod body (3-1) is deployed from the second end (2-2) of the tube (2). The invention further relates to a device (6) and an associated sample collection method adapted for molecular analysis. Figure to be published with the abstract: Figure 1A

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