Sleeve for speculum and use thereof

A method of preparing a speculum for a medical procedure, the method comprising:

• providing a sleeve accessory, the sleeve accessory comprising:
• a cylindrical sleeve body having a distal end and a proximal end and comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, the inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel, and at least one open end;
• wherein at least a portion of the proximal end of the sleeve body is configured to extend over at least a portion of a proximal end of an insertion portion of a medical speculum;
• wherein the insertion portion comprises an upper bill and a lower bill;
• wherein the sleeve body is configured to receive the upper bill and the lower bill in the hollow sleeve channel configured for visibility and access to a vaginal cavity of a patient by a clinician;
• wherein the sleeve body is configured to expand from a first state to a second state;
• and
• wherein when the sleeve body is in the first state 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
• positioning the sleeve body over the insertion portion of the medical speculum.