Method of using a speculum assembly
AssigneeRl3T LLC
InventorArlette Geller
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Abstract
A method of using a speculum assembly to expand an orifice is provided. The method may include the steps of providing a speculum assembly comprising an applicator and an expansor, inserting the applicator into the orifice, pushing the expansor into the orifice via the applicator, and removing the applicator from the orifice once the expansor has been inserted into the orifice. The expansor may be configured to exert an outward force against the orifice into which it is inserted. Upon insertion into the orifice, the expansor may be configured to gradually expand to an expanded state, wherein the expanded state may be dependent upon a size and a force exerted by the orifice.
Claims20
A method of using a speculum assembly to expand an orifice, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a speculum assembly comprising:
- an applicator;
- and
- an expansor initially contained within the applicator in a compressed state, the expansor comprising:
- a plurality of proximal transition portions;
- a plurality of distal transition portions;
- and
- a plurality of generally longitudinal sections, each longitudinal section extending between a respective proximal transition portion and distal transition portion;
- wherein the expansor is configured to exert an outward force against an orifice into which it is inserted;
- and
- wherein, upon insertion into the orifice, the expansor is configured to gradually expand to an expanded state, and wherein the expanded state is dependent upon a size and a force exerted by the orifice;
- inserting the applicator into the orifice;
- pushing the expansor into the orifice via the applicator;
- and
- removing the applicator from the orifice once the expansor has been inserted into the orifice.
A method of using a speculum assembly to expand an orifice, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a speculum assembly comprising:
- an applicator;
- and
- an expansor initially contained within the applicator in a compressed state, wherein:
- upon insertion into an orifice, the expansor is configured to gradually expand to an expanded state, and
- the expanded state is dependent upon a size and a force exerted by the orifice;
- inserting the applicator into the orifice;
- pushing the expansor into the orifice via the applicator;
- and
- removing the applicator from the orifice once the expansor has been inserted into the orifice.
A method of using a speculum assembly to expand an orifice, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a speculum assembly comprising:
- an applicator;
- an expansor initially contained within the applicator in a compressed state, wherein:
- upon insertion into an orifice, the expansor is configured to gradually expand to an expanded state, and
- the expanded state is dependent upon a size and a force exerted by the orifice;
- and
- an extraction mechanism that, when engaged, reduces a cross section of only a lower portion of the expansor;
- inserting the applicator into the orifice;
- pushing the expansor into the orifice via the applicator;
- and
- removing the applicator from the orifice via the extraction mechanism once the expansor has been inserted into the orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.