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

Claim 0:
1. A device for use with a medical speculum, comprising:
an insertable sleeve comprising a sleeve body, the sleeve body comprising:
an outer surface; and
an inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having an opening, wherein the sleeve body is configured to be inserted into a vaginal cavity of a patient, 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, wherein the insertion portion of the medical speculum comprises an upper bill and a lower bill, and wherein the sleeve body is configured to expand and conform to the upper bill and the lower bill as a space between the upper bill and the lower bill is increased from a closed position to an open position of the medical speculum,
wherein the proximal end of the sleeve body comprises a gradual broadening of the sleeve body, the gradual broadening of the sleeve body extending beyond the insertion portion of the medical speculum, the gradual broadening of the sleeve body integrally formed with the sleeve body and wherein a portion of the sleeve body has a uniform diameter;

an applicator configured to facilitate insertion and positioning of the sleeve body into the vaginal cavity, the applicator comprising:
a tube configured to carry the sleeve body; and
a plunger extending from the tube, a length of the plunger aligned with a length of the tube, the applicator configured to release the sleeve body from the tube into the vaginal cavity in response to a user depressing the plunger into the tube, wherein a portion of the released sleeve body is adapted for insertion into the vaginal cavity.