ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,484,772, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Ivy Next Ltd. (Caesarea Industrial Park, Israel).
"Air speculum" was invented by Sefi Shachrur (Pardes Hana Karkur, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A speculum (10) includes a speculum sheath (12) formed with a first lumen (20) which is in fluid communication with a pump and controller unit (24) for introducing pressurized air into a vagina, a second lumen (26) in fluid communication with the pump and controller unit (24) for measuring air pressure in the vagina, and a third lumen (30) in which is disposed a viewing device (18)."
The patent was filed on April 17, 2020, under Application No....