Patents by Inventor Chudi C. Nwawka

Chudi C. Nwawka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6036638
    Abstract: A vaginal sleeve used to cover the conventional vaginal speculum, generally comprising an elastomeric sheath having a small orifice at the distal end thereof a flange adapted to cover the pubic region, wherein the vaginal sleeve improves the physician's visibility during gynecological examination and surgical procedures, removes the need for using other medical instruments, such as retractors, by shoring the walls of the vaginal, and labia, from collapse, protects the walls of the vagina, and labia, during gynecological examinations and surgical procedures involving lasers and/or electricity, and further protect the vaginal region from speculum pinching during extraction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Chudi C. Nwawka