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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Ceek Women's Health, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Maria Lalli, Portland, OR (US);
Christian Freissler, Portland, OR (US);
Katie Lee, Portland, OR (US);
Ute Peppersack, Cologne, DE;
Assignee:
CEEK Women's Health, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/303 (2006.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/00135 (2013.01); A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 1/303 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61B 1/00103 (2013.01);
Abstract
An applicator for positioning a sleeve accessory on a medical speculum, and a method for using the applicator, is provided. The applicator has a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end. The distal end of the applicator includes a first prong and a second prong. At least a portion of the distal end of the applicator is configured to slide into a lumen of a sleeve accessory to facilitate positioning of the sleeve accessory on a medical speculum.