Patent ID: 7654953
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A vaginal speculum comprising: a handle portion having a proximal end and a front part; and at least one pair of attachable blades removably attachable to said front part of said handle portion and a pair of sliding blades slidingly insertable into said proximal end of said handle portion; said at least one pair of attachable blades never being present in the handle portion simultaneously with the pair of sliding blades said sliding blades comprises a first sliding blade and a second sliding blade; said first sliding blade having engagement means for snapping engagement with said means for disconnectable attachment of said first attachable blade to said first handle part; and said second sliding blade having engagement means for snapping engagement with said means for disconnectable attachment of said second attachable blade to said second handle part; said handle portion comprising a first handle part and a second handle part, said first handle part having a proximal end and a front part, and said second handle part having a proximal end and a front part; said attachable blades comprising a first attachable blade and a second attachable blade; said front part of said first handle part having means for disconnectable attachment of said first attachable blade to said front part of said first handle part; said front part of said second handle part having means for disconnectable attachment of said second attachable blade to said front part of said second handle part; each of said first attachable blade and said second attachable blade having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end of each of said first attachable blade and said second attachable blade being made in the form of a protective hood over the front part of the handle in order to prevent contact of said front part of the handle with vagina when said at least one pair of attachable blades removably attachable to said front part of said handle portion is inserted into the patient's vagina.