Patent ID: 7056288

Claim:
A vaginal speculum assembly comprising: an upper arm and a lower arm movably coupled to one another by a coupling member positioned at a posterior end, each of the upper and lower arms being dimensioned for at least partial insertion into a patient's vagina, and when so inserted, being dimensioned to exert pressure on at least upper and lower portions of an inner surface of the patient's vaginal wall, the coupling member permitting movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another to adjust their positioning relative to the vaginal wall; a locking device coupled to at least one of the upper and lower arms that, when activated, substantially prevents movement of the upper and lower arms relative to one another; and a connector member extending outwardly from a posterior end of the upper arm, the connector member having an engaging portion for engaging an insert member to be inserted into the patient's urethra, wherein, when the upper and lower arms of the speculum assembly are inserted into a patient's vagina, the engagment portion is aligned with the patient's urethra to thereby maintain said insert member, when engaged therewith, within the patient's urethra.