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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles, NY (US);
Michael T. McMahon, Syracuse, NY (US);
Robert L. Vivenzio, Auburn, NY (US);
Roger P. Bonenfant, Victor, NY (US);
Allan I. Krauter, Skaneateles, NY (US);
Dale C. Saddlemire, Cortland, NY (US);
Welch Allyn, Inc., Skaneateles Falls, NY (US);
Abstract
A speculum includes a first blade member and a second blade member, each of the first and second blade members having a distal end and an opposing proximal end. A portable illuminator having a light source and at least one battery includes a switch that is accessible through a slit or similar feature in the speculum. According to at least one version, the switch includes an extending tab portion that can extend through the slit or the end of a handle portion of the speculum to enable illumination. In another version, the portable illuminator can be attached to an articulation mechanism that is configured for moving the first and second blade members in relation to one another.