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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

An Innovative Design for the Vaginal Speculum

Jean M Bouquet1 Department of Family Medicine, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, 80112, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Rayyan Naji2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33174, USAView further author information
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Carlos A Armas2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33174, USAView further author information
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Valentina Roldan2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33174, USAView further author information
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Shadi Selkhi2 Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33174, USAView further author information
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Camille Z Bentley1 Department of Family Medicine, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, 80112, USAView further author information
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Isain Zapata3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, 80112, USAView further author information
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Jensen Fisher4 Medical Humanities Department, Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Englewood, CO, 80112, USAView further author information
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Pages 211-218 | Received 08 Apr 2023, Accepted 31 Aug 2023, Published online: 25 Sep 2023

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