Patent Document ID: 10045731
Application ID: 15113843
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. An apparatus for detecting cervical cancer comprising: a mechanical structure configured to expose cervical region comprising: a first duck-billed blade forming a hollow cylinder at one end and a second duck-billed blade forming a flat end coupled to the first blade to form part of a speculum ( 101 ), in that the cervical region is exposed through circular area of the hollow cylinder; a pair of “L” shaped rods ( 710 A and 710 B) attached to the hollow cylinder part of the first blade such that they are diagonally opposite and symmetric on either side of the cervical region exposed through the hollow cylinder; and a detachable holder ( 603 and 703 ) with a housing to hold a secondary unit ( 505 ) and at least a pair of hooks ( 630 A, 630 B and 720 A, 720 B) disposed symmetrically on either side of its peripheral surface to mount on the pair of “L” shaped rods ( 710 A and 710 B), the secondary unit ( 505 ) further comprising: an image capturing unit ( 420 ) for capturing an image of the exposed cervical region through the hollow cylinder; a timer to indicate a time for capturing the image; a processor ( 490 ) to determining presence or absence of the cervix cancer from the image; and a visual indicator indicating a status including normal, abnormal, unclear, wherein the detachable holder ( 603 and 703 ) and the secondary unit ( 505 ) may be mounted on the speculum ( 101 ) when the blades are operative to expose the cervix region, thereby reducing the complexity of setting up the apparatus and reducing the weight of the apparatus when cervix region is prepared for capturing the image.