ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,510, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to CooperSurgical Inc. (Trumbull, Conn.).
"Speculum" was invented by Jeffrey Ralph Swift (Boca Grande, Fla.) and Aaron J. Buchok (O'Fallon, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A speculum, comprising a handle portion including a proximal end, a distal end and at least one sidewall connecting the proximal end and the distal end and having a cavity in the sidewall thereof, a lower blade connected to the handle portion, an upper blade movably connected to the lower blade, the upper and lower blades being configured to move relative to one another between a closed state and an open state, and a lighti...