Insertable sleeve for speculum and use thereof
AssigneeCEEK Women's Health, Inc.
InventorsMaria Lalli, Fahti Self, Darius Naigamwalla
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Abstract
An insertable sleeve accessory and a method for use is provided. The insertable sleeve includes a cylindrical sleeve body. The cylindrical sleeve body includes an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel, and at least one open end. The cylindrical sleeve body is configured to be inserted into a vaginal cavity of a patient. The sleeve body is further configured to receive an insertion portion of a medical speculum in the hollow sleeve channel subsequent to being inserted into the vaginal cavity.
Claims20
A device for use with a medical speculum, comprising:
- an insertable sleeve comprising a sleeve body, the sleeve body comprising:
- an outer surface;
- and
- an inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an opening, wherein the sleeve body is configured to be inserted into a vaginal cavity of a patient, wherein the sleeve body is configured to receive an insertion portion of the medical speculum in the hollow sleeve channel subsequent to being inserted into the vaginal cavity, wherein the insertion portion of the medical speculum comprises an upper bill and a lower bill, and wherein the sleeve body is configured to expand and conform to the upper bill and the lower bill as a space between the upper bill and the lower bill is increased from a closed position to an open position of the medical speculum,
- wherein the proximal end of the sleeve body comprises a gradual broadening of the sleeve body, the gradual broadening of the sleeve body extending beyond the insertion portion of the medical speculum, the gradual broadening of the sleeve body integrally formed with the sleeve body and wherein a portion of the sleeve body has a uniform diameter;
- an applicator configured to facilitate insertion and positioning of the sleeve body into the vaginal cavity, the applicator comprising:
- a tube configured to carry the sleeve body;
- and
- a plunger extending from the tube, a length of the plunger aligned with a length of the tube, the applicator configured to release the sleeve body from the tube into the vaginal cavity in response to a user depressing the plunger into the tube, wherein a portion of the released sleeve body is adapted for insertion into the vaginal cavity.
An insertable sleeve for use with a medical speculum, comprising:
- a sleeve body, comprising:
- an outer surface;
- an inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an opening;
- and
- a tab extending along a length of the inner surface of the sleeve body from the distal end to outside of the opening of the proximal end, the tab configured to add stiffness to the sleeve body, wherein the sleeve body is configured to be inserted into a vaginal cavity of a patient without an applicator, wherein the sleeve body is configured to receive an insertion portion of the medical speculum in the hollow sleeve channel subsequent to being inserted into the vaginal cavity, and wherein a portion of the tab extending outside of the opening of the proximal end is configured to be held by a user while inserting the insertion portion of the medical speculum into the sleeve body, the sleeve body configured to expand and conform to an upper bill and a lower bill of the medical speculum as a space between the upper bill and the lower bill is increased from a closed position to an open position,
- wherein the proximal end of the sleeve body comprises a gradual broadening of the sleeve body, and wherein a portion of the sleeve body has a uniform diameter from the distal end to the proximal end.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.