ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,057, issued on April 21, was assigned to Glimpse Diagnostics Inc. (Minneapolis).
"Lighted speculum" was invented by Ben Arcand (Minneapolis) and Courtney Anne Hill (Arden Hills, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An otoscope speculum includes a body having a neck and a stopper portion, a cap having a flange overhang and a flat distal face, a channel having a proximal opening in the cap and a distal opening in the neck, and at least one light embedded within the neck. A length of the body can be defined by a first axis. A length of the cap can be defined by a second axis, and a height of the cap can be defined by the first axis. Th...