You can access the tab by getting the window handle of the tab the following console app will give you an idea on how to get the handle for the tab you are looking for
Code:
Module Module1
Private Declare Function FindWindowEx Lib "user32" _
Alias "FindWindowExA" (ByVal parentHandle As IntPtr, _
ByVal childAfter As IntPtr, _
ByVal lclassName As String, _
ByVal windowTitle As String) As IntPtr
Public Declare Function GetWindowText Lib "user32" _
Alias "GetWindowTextA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpString As String, _
ByVal cch As Long) As Long
Public Declare Function GetClassName Lib "user32" _
Alias "GetClassNameA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, _
ByVal lpClassName As String, _
ByVal nMaxCount As Long) As Long
Sub Main()
Dim Parent As Long
Dim LastWindowFound As Long
Parent = 0 '0 is the desktop, which is parent to top-lev. LastWindowFound = 0
Dim hWin As System.IntPtr
Dim sWindowText As String = String.Empty
Dim r As Long = 0L
Dim sClassname As String = String.Empty
Console.WriteLine("Window Text for Window || Window Class || Window Handle")
Do
hWin = FindWindowEx(Parent, LastWindowFound, "IEFrame", vbNullString)
If hWin <> 0 Then
'Get the window text and class name
sWindowText = Space$(255)
r = GetWindowText(hWin, sWindowText, 255)
sWindowText = Left(sWindowText, r)
sClassname = Space$(255)
r = GetClassName(hWin, sClassname, 255)
sClassname = Left(sClassname, r)
Console.WriteLine(sWindowText + vbTab + " || " + sClassname + vbTab + " || " + hWin.ToString)
End If
LastWindowFound = hWin
Loop Until hWin = 0
Console.ReadKey()
End Sub
End Module