Oral cancer is a global health problem with increasing incidence and mortality rates. Early detection of oral cancer can improve therapeutic results and reduce mortality. Painful biopsies are presently the routine for early diagnosis. The alternative, cytology is a simple non-aggressive technique that is well accepted by the patient and therefore an attractive option. High quality representative samples are of importance cytology.

Oral cancer screening medical device for high cellularity

The Orcellex^® Brush was developed to obtain an oral intra-epithelial sample. The brush was developed in collaboration with dentists and physicians by Rovers Medical Devices, specialist in the development of medical devices for gynaecological examinations for over 20 years.

The Orcellex^® Brush is an innovative device that allows easy collection of cells from all layers of the oral epithelium. The collected cell material can be used for diagnostic and research applications like liquid-based cytology (LBC) and PCR.¹

The shape and the dimensions of the new Rovers^® Orcellex^® Brush make it possible to sample intra-epithelial locations where most of the dysplastic cells are found. The resulting samples are composed of cells that are representative of all layers of the oral epithelium (basal and parabasal, intermediate cells and superficial cells).

Benefits:

• Easy to use, non-invasive versus histological methods.
• Low number of repeat sampling because of the high adequacy rate.
• High cellularity (with LBC on average 55,000 cells on a slide).¹
• Good quality DNA¹ based on UK National Genetics Reference laboratory requirements.
• The design enables optimal collection, storage and release of cell material.
• Representative sample for liquid-based or conventional cytology or DNA testing.
• CE marked.