US 12,290,246 B2
Vaginal speculum
Malene Hegenberger, Karrebæksminde (DK)
Assigned to HEGENBERGERSPECULUM APS, Karrebæksminde (DK)
Appl. No. 17/608,219
Filed by HEGENBERGERSPECULUM APS, Karrebæksminde (DK)
PCT Filed May 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/062707
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/225360, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1906562 (GB), filed on May 9, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0273168 A1, Sep. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/303 (2006.01); A61B 1/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/42 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 1/303 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00142 (2013.01); A61B 1/00148 (2022.02); A61B 1/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/42 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vaginal speculum comprising:
a vaginal assembly comprising two longitudinal elements each having a proximal and distal end and being connected towards their distal ends, wherein each longitudinal element comprises an inner and an outer surface;
wherein the vaginal speculum is configured for holding the vaginal walls of the subject apart via the longitudinal elements, wherein the outer surfaces of the longitudinal elements are configured to be in contact with the vaginal walls of the subject whilst in use and the vaginal assembly is fabricated at least partially from an elastic material having a flexural modulus of from about 1000 MPa to about 3500 MPa, and wherein one or both of the outer surfaces of the longitudinal elements that are configured to be in contact with the vaginal walls of the subject whilst in use have a surface roughness of from about 5 to 31 micrometers Ra.