System and method for assessing urinary function
First Claim
1. A vaginal speculum assembly comprising:
- an upper arm and a lower arm movably coupled to one another by a coupling member positioned at a posterior end, each of the upper and lower arms being dimensioned for at least partial insertion into a patient'"'"'s vagina, and when so inserted, being dimensioned to exert pressure on at least upper and lower portions of an inner surface of the patient'"'"'s vaginal wall, the coupling element permitting movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another to adjust their positioning relative to the vaginal wall;
a locking device coupled to at least one of the upper and lower arms that, when activated, substantially prevents movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another; and
a connector member extending outwardly from a posterior end of the upper arm, the connector member being configured to engage a predetermined portion of an insert device assembly including an insert member to be inserted into the patient'"'"'s urethral canal to thereby maintain the insert device assembly in position relative to the vaginal speculum assembly.
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Abstract
A vaginal speculum assembly is provided including an upper arm and a lower arm movably coupled to one another by a coupling member positioned at a posterior end. Each of the upper and lower arms are dimensioned for at least partial insertion into a patient'"'"'s vagina, and when so inserted, are dimensioned to exert pressure on at least upper and lower portions of an inner surface of the patient'"'"'s vaginal wall. The coupling member permits movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another to adjust their positioning relative to the vaginal wall. The assembly further includes a locking device coupled to at least one of the upper and lower arms which, when activated, substantially prevents movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another. A connector member extends outwardly from a posterior end of the upper arm. The connector member is configured to engage a predetermined portion of an insert device assembly including an insert member to be inserted into the patient'"'"'s urethral canal, to thereby maintain the insert device assembly in position relative to the vaginal speculum assembly.
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Citations
22 Claims
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1. A vaginal speculum assembly comprising:
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an upper arm and a lower arm movably coupled to one another by a coupling member positioned at a posterior end, each of the upper and lower arms being dimensioned for at least partial insertion into a patient'"'"'s vagina, and when so inserted, being dimensioned to exert pressure on at least upper and lower portions of an inner surface of the patient'"'"'s vaginal wall, the coupling element permitting movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another to adjust their positioning relative to the vaginal wall;
a locking device coupled to at least one of the upper and lower arms that, when activated, substantially prevents movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another; and
a connector member extending outwardly from a posterior end of the upper arm, the connector member being configured to engage a predetermined portion of an insert device assembly including an insert member to be inserted into the patient'"'"'s urethral canal to thereby maintain the insert device assembly in position relative to the vaginal speculum assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for assessing urinary function comprising the steps of:
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positioning a vaginal speculum assembly relative to a patient'"'"'s vagina so that upper and lower arms of the vaginal speculum assembly support at least upper and lower portions of an inner wall of the patient'"'"'s vagina;
locking the upper and lower arms in position relative to one another;
inserting an insert member of an insert device assembly at least partially into the patient'"'"'s urethral canal;
coupling the insert device assembly to the vaginal speculum assembly so that the insert member remains positioned within the patient'"'"'s urethral canal; and
performing a urodynamic assessment utilizing the insert device assembly. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A vaginal speculum assembly comprising:
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an upper arm and a lower arm dimensioned for at least partial insertion into a patient'"'"'s vagina and movably coupled to one another at a posterior end, the upper and lower arms being movably relative to one another between a first collapsed position and a second open position, wherein when inserted into the patient'"'"'s vagina and in the open position, the upper and lower arms exert pressure on upper and lower portions of an inner surface of the patient'"'"'s vaginal wall;
a locking device coupled to at least one of the upper and lower arms that, when activated, substantially prevents movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another; and
a connector member extending outwardly from a posterior end of the upper arm, the connector member being configured to engage a predetermined portion of an insert device assembly including an insert member to be inserted into the patient'"'"'s urethral canal to thereby maintain the insert device assembly in position relative to the vaginal speculum assembly. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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