Surgery – Instruments – Obstetric or gynecological instruments
Patent
1996-10-15
1998-12-08
Apley, Richard J.
Surgery
Instruments
Obstetric or gynecological instruments
600220, 600221, 600109, A61F 1100
Patent
active
058462490
ABSTRACT:
A charge-coupled device camera is removably mounted in a adaptor and the adaptor is removably mounted in the viewing aperture of a speculum. The camera is connected to a display device, such as a video monitor, by a cable. At least one high-intensity light is also mounted in the adaptor with the axis of the light parallel to that of the camera. The light is connected to an adjustable power source by a power supply cord. In one embodiment of the invention, a cervical positioner is provided to allow the physician to align the patient's cervix with the camera's axis for optimal viewing.
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Apley Richard J.
Pinotage LLC
Yu Justine R.
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