Patent ID: 7041056

Claim:
An inflatable speculum adapted to be positioned within an orifice, comprising: an inflatable bladder, wherein when the inflatable bladder is inflated, the inflatable bladder comprises: a baffle member comprising a plurality of baffles, wherein each of the plurality of baffles has a substantially trapezoidal cross-sectional shape; a particular opening formed between a first end of the inflatable bladder and a second end of the inflatable bladder for viewing an inside of the orifice; means for inflating the inflatable bladder, wherein the means for inflating the inflatable bladder comprises: an inflation line attached to the inflatable bladder; and a pump attached to the inflation line; a light source; a manifold; a fiber optic cable coupled to the light source and the manifold, wherein the inflation line is coupled to the manifold; and at least one fiber optic element coupled to the fiber optic cable for illuminating the inside of the orifice, wherein a first portion of the fiber optic element is positioned within the inflation line, and a second portion of the fiber optic element is positioned within a corresponding one of the plurality of baffles.