Patent ID: 7384393

Claim:
A weighted vaginal speculum comprising: an elongated handle having distal and proximal ends along a handle axis, said distal end of the handle including a weight, wherein the proximal end of the handle has a pair of connector bosses formed thereon, spaced apart transversely to the handle axis and extending in parallel with the handle axis, and a ramp surface between the bosses; an elongated blade having a free distal end and a proximal end connected to the proximal end of the handle, and a blade length between the ends along a blade axis, wherein the proximal end of the blade has a pair of connector tabs formed thereon and spaced apart transversely to the blade axis, each connector boss is connected to and overlaps a connector tab and the blade is contoured along said length to penetrate and fully enter a vagina while providing surgical access; first means, for pivotally retaining the blade to the handle, cooperating at a first location between the bosses and tabs, and second means, for setting said selected angle, cooperating at a second location between the bosses and tabs; wherein the first means include a pivot pin engaging a mounting hole adjacent the ramp, the second means include a tooth cooperating with detents axially outward on the bosses from the first means, and the tabs include edges that bear on said ramp; and wherein the connection between the handle and the blade is manually selectively detachable and reattachable.