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US 10,368,733 B2Granted
Speculum
AssigneeObp Medical Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Ralph Swift, Aaron J. Buchok
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Abstract
A speculum includes an upper blade, a lower blade, a link member, a handle portion, a curved portion, and a light source. The link member connects the upper blade and the lower blade to allow the upper blade and the lower blade to move between an open state and a close state. The curved portion connects the lower blade and the handle portion. The light source is disposed on the curved portion.
Claims26
A speculum, comprising:
- a lower blade connected to a handle portion via a curved portion, the handle portion including a proximal end, a distal end and at least one sidewall connecting the proximal end and the distal end;
- an upper blade connected to a rotational lever portion extending from a proximal end of said upper blade;
- a toothed ratchet member having a plurality of teeth corresponding to a plurality of fixed open states, wherein each tooth of said plurality of teeth defines a corresponding discrete fixed open state when the respective tooth is directly engaged with the rotational lever portion;
- a link member connecting the upper blade and the lower blade to allow the upper blade and the lower blade to move between said plurality of fixed open states and a closed state;
- a lighting assembly comprising at least one light source and at least one energy storage device, said lighting assembly being built into a cavity formed in the sidewall of the handle portion;
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- a light guide that originates in said handle portion and terminates on an interior surface off said lower blade.
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A speculum comprising:
- an upper blade;
- a lower blade;
- a handle portion extending from the lower blade at an angle;
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- a link member connecting the upper blade and the lower blade to allow the upper blade and the lower blade to move between an open state and a closed state,
- a removable tab extending from the handle portion, wherein at least one light source is energized when the removable tab is removed,
- wherein the link member includes a U-shaped yoke portion connected to the upper blade, the U-shaped yoke portion forming an opening for viewing a space between the upper and lower blades.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.