Disposable speculum for digital otoscope
US11871908B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/0023
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A disposable speculum for an otoscope provides a sheath adapted to cover an elongate otoscope probe and providing inwardly extending tabs that are adapted to flex outward when the speculum is inserted over the otoscope to engage corresponding grooves of the otoscope. The inwardly extending tabs provide precise alignment of the speculum with the elongate otoscope probe along an insertion axis to protect a length of the probe.
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