ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,758, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to CEEK Women's Health Inc. (Portland, Ore.).
"Sleeve for speculum and use thereof" was invented by Maria Lalli (Portland, Ore.), Fahti Self (Portland, Ore.) and Darius Naigamwalla (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An accessory sleeve and a method for use is provided. The accessory sleeve includes a cylindrical sleeve body. The cylindrical sleeve body includes an outer surface, an inner surface, the inner surface defining a hollow sleeve channel, and at least one open end. The sleeve body is configured to receive an insertion portion of a medical speculum in the hollow sleeve channel,...