This invention includes with the grinding characteristic material and the collection expedient which can collect the cell from the esophagus surface, collection expedient includes the string, being the drinking included possible cell picking device, the string it is something regarding the drinking included possible cell picking device which features that it has come in contact with the grinding characteristic material with hitching knot. In addition as for this invention, it regards also the kit and the method of accompanying the aforementioned cell picking device.本発明は、食道表面から細胞を収集し得る研磨性材料と回収手段とを含み、回収手段が紐を含む、飲込み可能な細胞採取デバイスであって、紐がヒッチノットによって研磨性材料に付着していることを特徴とする飲込み可能な細胞採取デバイスに関するものである。本発明はまた、前記細胞採取デバイスを伴うキット及び方法にも関する。