Patent ID: 6217512
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A visual cervical inspection apparatus for external visual inspection and immediate, reliable diagnosis of a cervix, the visual cervical inspection apparatus comprising:a housing having a viewing cavity defined therein, said viewing cavity comprising a proximal viewing aperture in a proximal end of the housing and a distal aperture in a distal end of the housing, and further comprising a central axis extending along a center of the viewing cavity from the proximal end to the distal end;a light source attached to said housing and adapted to illuminate the cervix with light of a selected wavelength range sufficient to visibly enhance the definition between cancerous and healthy cervical tissue; andsaid housing consisting essentially of monocular magnification optics disposed within the viewing cavity of the housing along an optical path extending from the proximal viewing aperture to the distal aperture, said magnification optics adapted to permit direct magnified viewing of the cervix through the magnification optics so that the visibly enhanced definition between cancerous and healthy cervical tissue can be directly viewed by a user of the visual cervical inspection apparatus to permit immediate diagnosis of the cervix, said magnification optics adjusted to focus at a focal area approximately 10-15 inches from the distal end of said housing.