Patent ID: 11871908
Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A disposable speculum for an otoscope comprising:
a funnel-shaped sheath having a central bore sized to receive an elongate cylindrical probe element of the otoscope therein along an axis and having
a distal end sized to fit within an ear canal and
a proximal end providing at least one radially inwardly extending tooth flexible outwardly to allow the at least one radially inwardly extending tooth to releasably engage corresponding grooves of the elongate probe element of the otoscope by an outward movement of the at least one radially inwardly extending tooth and outwardly extending fins extending along the axis a length across a position of the at least one radially inwardly extending tooth along the axis.