US 11,744,454 B2
Speculum
Jeffrey Ralph Swift, Boca Grande, FL (US); and Aaron J. Buchok, O'Fallon, MO (US)
Assigned to OBP Medical Corporation, Lawrence, MA (US)
Filed by OBP Medical Corporation, Lawrence, MA (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/515,371.
Application 16/515,371 is a continuation of application No. 14/748,435, filed on Jun. 24, 2015, granted, now 10,368,733, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 14/748,435 is a continuation of application No. 14/316,787, filed on Jun. 26, 2014, granted, now 9,913,577, issued on Mar. 13, 2018.
Application 14/316,787 is a continuation in part of application No. 13/241,136, filed on Sep. 22, 2011, granted, now 9,307,897, issued on Apr. 12, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/387,038, filed on Sep. 28, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2019/0335989 A1, Nov. 7, 2019
Int. Cl. A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/303 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/32 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00032 (2013.01); A61B 1/00066 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 1/0684 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 1/303 (2013.01); A61B 1/0669 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A speculum comprising:
a lower member comprising:
a lower blade, and
a handle comprising a sidewall defining a cavity therein;
an upper blade movable relative to the lower member between an open state and a closed state; and
a lighting assembly built into the cavity of the handle and comprising a light source, a power source, a removable tab, and a housing at least partially enclosing the power source,
wherein the light source is spaced apart from the upper blade,
wherein the housing comprises two oppositely arranged lateral sides that extend parallel to the sidewall of the handle and comprises a rear side that extends between the lateral sides, wherein the housing is surrounded within the cavity along the lateral sides of the housing, and wherein the rear side of the housing is directly exposed along a rear face of the handle, and
wherein the removable tab extends substantially perpendicularly through and with respect to the rear side of the housing and extends substantially perpendicularly and rearwardly with respect to the rear face of the handle, and
wherein the lighting assembly is configured to energize the light source when the removable tab is removed.