US 12,220,107 B2
Speculum with attachment means
Tsong Kwong, London (GB)
Assigned to AUDELATION LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 16/608,579
Filed by GWMV LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed Apr. 25, 2018, PCT No. PCT/GB2018/051084
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 25, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/197870, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 1, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 1706497 (GB), filed on Apr. 25, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0178776 A1, Jun. 11, 2020
Int. Cl. A61B 1/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/227 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/042 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00105 (2013.01); A61B 1/0014 (2013.01); A61B 1/227 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising a digital camera, a speculum and an attachment means for attaching the camera to the speculum, wherein:
the speculum defines a first end with a first opening, and a second end with a second opening, such that there is a through channel from the first opening through the second opening, and wherein the attachment means comprises a portion to receive the camera and is configured to receive the camera such that the speculum is pivotally or rotatably secured to the attachment means while allowing the speculum to rotate or pivot while the camera remains in a static position;
the camera is configured to have a first position substantially in the plane of the first opening such that the camera can be used to view a region beyond the second opening and a second position in which the camera extends partly, across the first opening, wherein when the camera is in the second position the camera is not positioned to view along the central axis, wherein the portion to receive the camera is pivotally or rotatably secured to the attachment portion such that the camera can rotate or pivot between the first and second positions; and
the device is configured to allow an instrument to reach through the first opening and the second opening of the speculum such that the instrument can be operated by a user from beyond the first opening to operate in the region beyond the second opening with the camera in the first position while viewing the region beyond the second opening.