US 12,251,079 B2
Applicator and sleeve accessory for a speculum and use thereof
Maria Lalli, Portland, OR (US); Christian Freissler, Portland, OR (US); Katie Lee, Portland, OR (US); and Ute Peppersack, Portland (CA)
Assigned to CEEK WOMEN'S HEALTH, INC., Portland, OR (US)
Appl. No. 17/284,412
Filed by CEEK Women's Health, Inc., Portland, OR (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/055422
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 9, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/076967, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/744,544, filed on Oct. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0000345 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/00135 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00103 (2013.01); A61B 1/32 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit comprising:
a sleeve accessory having a sleeve body defining a lumen that extends from a proximal end to a distal end of the sleeve body, wherein the sleeve body extends continuously between the proximal end of the sleeve body and the distal end of the sleeve body, wherein the sleeve accessory is configured to be positioned on an insertion portion of a medical speculum, wherein the sleeve accessory is configured to be positioned on an insertion portion of a medical speculum, and wherein a circumference of the proximal end of the sleeve body is larger than a circumference of the distal end of the sleeve body when the sleeve accessory is not positioned on an insertion portion of a medical speculum; and
an applicator having a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end;
wherein the distal end comprises a first prong and a second prong, wherein the first prong and the second prong of the applicator are configured to be folded into a first pocket and a second pocket, respectively; and
the first pocket and the second pocket are configured to receive the insertion portion of the medical speculum and thereby guide the insertion portion into the lumen of the sleeve accessory; and
wherein the applicator is configured to slide, by the distal end of the applicator, at least partially into the lumen of the sleeve accessory to facilitate positioning of the sleeve accessory on an insertion portion of a medical speculum.