Speculum
AssigneeTHB Precision, LLC
InventorC. JOSEPH BECK
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Abstract
A speculum having first and second arms beginning at a proximal point and ending at a distal end and having a cup positioned at the distal end, an attachment portion positioned on the first arm and proximal to the cup, and a user manipulation element positioned within the attachment portion. In another embodiment the speculum has a generally U-shaped frame having a proximal point and pair of distal ends, a pair of cups attached to the distal ends, a pair of user manipulation elements attached to the frame and positioned between the cups and the proximal point so that the user manipulation elements can rotate relative to the frame.
Claims20
A speculum comprising:
- a first arm beginning at a proximal point and ending at a distal end and having:
- a cup positioned at the distal end;
- an attachment portion positioned on the first arm and proximal to the cup;
- and
- a user manipulation element positioned within the attachment portion;
- and
- a second arm arising from the proximal point of the first arm and extending to comprise a substantial mirror image of the first arm.
A speculum comprising:
- a generally U-shaped frame having a proximal point and pair of distal ends;
- a first cup attached to one of the distal ends;
- a second cup attached to the remaining distal end;
- a first user manipulation element attached to the frame and positioned between the first cup and the proximal point and attached so that the user manipulation element can rotate relative to the frame;
- and
- a second user manipulation element attached to the frame and positioned between the second cup and the proximal point and attached so that the user manipulation element can rotate relative to the frame.
A speculum comprising:
- a pair of arms joined together at a proximal point, each arm comprising a free first end;
- a pair of cups, each cup coupled with a corresponding first free end of one of said arms;
- a pair of attachment portions, each one positioned between the cup and the proximal point;
- a pair of rings;
- a compressible prong extending from each of the rings;
- an opening within each of the attachment portions for accepting the compressible prong of each ring;
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- a tab extending from the proximal point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.