US Patent Issued to CEEK WOMEN'S HEALTH on March 18 for "Applicator and sleeve accessory for a speculum and use thereof" (Canadian, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,079, issued on March 18, was assigned to CEEK WOMEN'S HEALTH INC. (Portland, Ore.).

"Applicator and sleeve accessory for a speculum and use thereof" was invented by Maria Lalli (Portland, Ore.), Christian Freissler (Portland, Ore.), Katie Lee (Portland, Ore.) and Ute Peppersack (Portland, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An applicator for positioning a sleeve accessory on medical speculum, and a method for using the applicator, is provided. The applicator has a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end. The distal end of the applicator includes a first prong and ...