Patent ID: 11896201
Assignee: CEEK WOMEN'S HEALTH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 19:
20. An insertable sleeve for use with a medical speculum, comprising:
a sleeve body, comprising:
an outer surface;
an inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an opening; and
a tab extending along a length of the inner surface of the sleeve body from the distal end to outside of the opening of the proximal end, the tab configured to add stiffness to the sleeve body, wherein the sleeve body is configured to be inserted into a vaginal cavity of a patient without an applicator, wherein the sleeve body is configured to receive an insertion portion of the medical speculum in the hollow sleeve channel subsequent to being inserted into the vaginal cavity, and wherein a portion of the tab extending outside of the opening of the proximal end is configured to be held by a user while inserting the insertion portion of the medical speculum into the sleeve body, the sleeve body configured to expand and conform to an upper bill and a lower bill of the medical speculum as a space between the upper bill and the lower bill is increased from a closed position to an open position,
wherein the proximal end of the sleeve body comprises a gradual broadening of the sleeve body, and wherein a portion of the sleeve body has a uniform diameter from the distal end to the proximal end.