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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
James J Huttner, Sylvania, OH (US);
David I Kinsel, Sylvania, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bionix Development Corp., Toledo, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600219 ; 600235 ;
Abstract
A nasal speculum having generally arcuate blades movable between a closed position and an open examination position. The speculum includes interconnected parallel arms having cross members at one end. The cross members mount a pair of intermediate members having the arcuate blades at their distal ends. After the blades are inserted in a nasal passageway, the arms are squeezed to move the blades from the normally closed position outwardly to the open examination position. Preferably, the nasal speculum is a one-piece molded plastic having smooth conical blades at the work surfaces.