Vaginal speculum assembly having portable illuminator
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1. A speculum assembly comprising:
- a speculum including a blade portion insertable into a vagina and a handle portion having an open-ended receiving cavity, said receiving cavity being entirely enclosed except for said open end;
a removable illuminator having an integral power source and an integral light source, both disposed within an illuminator housing, said illuminator being sized to releasably fit at least partially within said open-ended receiving cavity of the handle portion; and
means for protecting said illuminator from patient contamination when said illuminator is fitted in said receiving cavity.
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Abstract
A portable illuminator includes a contained power source and an integrally contained light source that is selectively inserted into the handle portion of a vaginal speculum. The portable illuminator includes at least one feature to protect the illuminator from contamination and to prevent users from pinching or snagging gloves or fingers during operation.
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38 Claims
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1. A speculum assembly comprising:
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a speculum including a blade portion insertable into a vagina and a handle portion having an open-ended receiving cavity, said receiving cavity being entirely enclosed except for said open end; a removable illuminator having an integral power source and an integral light source, both disposed within an illuminator housing, said illuminator being sized to releasably fit at least partially within said open-ended receiving cavity of the handle portion; and means for protecting said illuminator from patient contamination when said illuminator is fitted in said receiving cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A speculum assembly comprising:
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a speculum including a blade portion insertable into a vagina and a handle portion having a receiving cavity, said receiving cavity being fully enclosed with the exception of an open end at the lower end of said handle portion; a removable illuminator having an integral light source and an integral power supply, both disposed within an illuminator housing, said illuminator housing being sized to releasably fit at least partially within said receiving cavity of the handle portion; and anti-pinch means for preventing pinching of a user'"'"'s glove during use of said assembly. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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