Vaginal Speculums & Specialty Speculums for OB-GYN Clinics, EDs & Surgery Centers
A vaginal speculum is the bivalve exam-room instrument stocked for a pelvic exam, a Pap smear, or a cervical procedure. This category lists about 890 speculums. Disposable plastic Graves styles sell 10 per bag and 100 per case. LED-lit disposable specula sell 24 per box. Reusable stainless steel Graves, Pederson, and Auvard patterns sell each. Sizes run small, medium, and large, with blades from 3 in to 4 1/2 in on the reusable lines. Nasal, ear, rectal, and anoscope speculums are listed here too.
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Vaginal Speculums: Style, Size, and Material Decide the Order
Three specifications define a speculum order. The style, Graves or Pederson, sets the blade shape. The size, small to large, sets the blade length and width. The material, disposable plastic or reusable stainless steel, sets whether the item is a case on a standing order or an instrument bought once. The 890 listings here cover every combination of the three. The weighted Auvard patterns for the OR and the nasal, ear, and rectal speculums share the category.
Speculum Types in This Category
- Disposable plastic speculums: Amsino International Graves style in small, medium, and large, 10 per bag and 10 bags per case. A Welch Allyn small disposable speculum with a smoke tube, 44 per case.
- LED-lit disposable specula: the Welch Allyn KleenSpec 590 Series. The medium LED speculum ships 24 per box. The extra-small LED build completes the series.
- Reusable Graves speculums: Aspen Surgical Symmetry Graves in medium with 1-1/4 in x 4 in blades. A Symmetry Graves with a 45 degree angle and 1 3/8 in x 4 in blades. The Olsen insulated line with a smoke tube in 3 in x 3/4 in, 4 in x 1 3/8 in, and 4 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in blades.
- Reusable Pederson speculums: Aspen Surgical Symmetry Pederson in medium and in large.
- Weighted Auvard speculums: an Aspen Surgical Auvard at 89 mm blade depth, 44 mm blade width, and 2 1/2 lbs. Symmetry Auvard patterns with 1 1/2 in x 3 in blades and with 1-3/4 in x 4 in blades. The Steiner-Auvard in standard and insulated builds at 2.5 lbs. The Aesculap Auvard at 86 x 38 mm.
- Open-sided speculums: the Aspen Surgical Olsen open-sided speculum with a 4 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in blade, insulated, with a smoke tube.
- Nasal speculums: Aspen Surgical Vienna in small and medium, and a Vienna with 32 mm blades. Cottle with 55 mm blades, self-retaining, 5-1/2 in. Killian septum speculum with 51 mm blades, 6 in. BR Surgical Cottle in stainless steel.
- Ear speculums: Aesculap Boucheron ear speculums in two sizes. Welch Allyn Sofspec otoscope specula at 3 mm and 5 mm.
- Rectal speculums and anoscopes: Aesculap Czerny rectal speculum at 225 mm. Welch Allyn anoscopes at 8 mm, 14 mm, and 19 mm. A 19 mm x 7 cm anoscope with a 45 degree bevel tip. A fiber optic anoscope. A Welch Allyn sigmoidoscope at 19 x 15 cm with obturator.
Speculum Styles, Materials, and Sizes Listed
| Style | Material | Sizes or blade dimensions listed | Features listed | Example listings | Sold as |
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| Graves, disposable | Plastic | Small, medium, large | Smoke tube on the Welch Allyn small | Amsino Graves style, Welch Allyn disposable | 10/bg, 100/cs; 44/cs |
| Disposable with LED | Plastic | Medium, extra small | Built-in LED light | Welch Allyn KleenSpec 590 Series LED | 24/bx |
| Graves, reusable | Stainless steel | Blades 3 in to 4 1/2 in long, 3/4 in to 1 1/2 in wide | 45 degree angle, insulated, smoke tube | Aspen Surgical Symmetry Graves, Aspen Surgical Olsen | Each |
| Pederson, reusable | Stainless steel | Medium, large | Symmetry line | Aspen Surgical Symmetry Pederson | Each |
| Auvard weighted | Stainless steel | 86 x 38 mm to 89 x 44 mm; 2 1/2 lbs | Insulated option on the Steiner-Auvard | Aspen Surgical Auvard, Aesculap Auvard | Each |
| Nasal | Stainless steel | 32 mm, 51 mm, 55 mm blades | Self-retaining on Cottle and Killian | Aspen Surgical Vienna, Cottle, Killian | Each |
| Rectal and anoscope | Stainless steel, plastic | 8 mm to 19 mm; 225 mm Czerny | Obturator, fiber optic | Aesculap Czerny, Welch Allyn anoscopes | Each |
Disposable Plastic or Reusable Stainless Steel Speculum
Disposable plastic for exam volume. Reusable stainless steel for procedures. A plastic speculum arrives 100 per case, is used once, and never enters sterile processing. That suits a clinic running exams all day across several rooms. A reusable Graves or Pederson is bought once per size and returns through reprocessing after each use. It is the pattern for the OR and for any room with an electrosurgical unit, where the Olsen insulated speculums with a smoke tube belong. A metal speculum also carries the smaller 3 in x 3/4 in blade that the disposable lines here do not list.
Speculums With Light and Smoke Tubes
A speculum with light removes the separate lamp from the exam. The Welch Allyn KleenSpec 590 Series disposable LED vaginal specula carry the light in the handle, 24 per box, in a medium build and an extra-small build. A smoke tube is a different feature. It is an evacuation port on the speculum for electrosurgical procedures, listed on the small Welch Allyn disposable speculum and on 4 reusable Olsen speculums, all 4 insulated, including the open-sided Olsen.
Who Makes the Speculums in This Category
Medline supplies about 210 of the 890 listings, Integra about 180, Sklar about 105, BR Surgical about 95, and Gynex about 65. Miltex (about 30), Medgyn Products (about 25), Welch Allyn (about 25), Aspen Surgical (about 20), and Hermann (about 20) follow, with Aesculap, Amsino International, and Bionix filling the rest. Aspen Surgical and Welch Allyn print sizes and dimensions in their listing titles, which makes those lines easy to match by size. The Amsino line is the disposable case item.
What a Speculum Is Not
A tenaculum is a forceps, not a speculum, even when it carries the same Symmetry line name. Obturators and handle assemblies are replacement parts for the anoscope and sigmoidoscope lines. Uterine dilators, including the Hegar range, are separate instruments in the Gynecology catalog.
Speculums are the highest-count line in gynecology: 1 disposable style per size on a standing order, and the reusable patterns bought each. Contact MAP Medical to optimize your formulary today.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can my facility order disposable speculums in bulk?
Yes. The Amsino International Graves style speculums ship 10 per bag and 10 bags per case, 100 per case in each of small, medium, and large. The small Welch Allyn disposable with a smoke tube ships 44 per case and the KleenSpec LED specula 24 per box. Bulk speculums are the standing-order line in an OB-GYN clinic. Send your monthly exam count and current sizes to our sales team for wholesale pricing.
What speculums belong on an OB-GYN formulary?
Four builds cover a typical list:
- One disposable Graves style in small, medium, and large
- One reusable Graves and one reusable Pederson pattern in medium
- One insulated speculum with a smoke tube for the electrosurgery room
- One weighted Auvard for the procedure room or the OR
ENT and GI clinics add the nasal, ear, and anoscope lines, and surgery centers pull the Hegar dilators from the wider Gynecology catalog. Our sales team can match these to the lines you already run.
How fast do speculums ship?
In-stock speculums ordered before 1:00 PM CST typically ship the same day. Non-stock patterns, including many reusable stainless steel listings, generally ship within 2-4 business days, although lead times may vary by manufacturer. Send the style, size, and part number in use. Our sales team will confirm the lead time and a matching substitute before you order.
Graves vs Pederson: which speculum should my facility standardize on?
Both, in different rooms.
- Graves: wider, curved blades, 1 3/8 in on the angled Aspen Surgical Symmetry Graves and up to 1 1/2 in on the largest Olsen. It is the general exam pattern and the one the disposable plastic lines copy.
- Pederson: narrower, flatter blades, listed here in medium and large on the Aspen Surgical Symmetry Pederson line.
A clinic stocks the disposable Graves for routine exams. It holds 1 reusable Pederson per room as the narrower-blade option on the same exam list.
What speculum sizes are listed?
Small, medium, and large on the disposable lines, and blade dimensions on the reusable lines. The Amsino Graves style comes in all 3 sizes. The Welch Allyn smoke-tube disposable is small, and the KleenSpec LED speculum is listed in medium and extra small. Reusable Graves blades run 3 in x 3/4 in, 4 in x 1 3/8 in, 4 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in, and 1-1/4 in x 4 in. The Auvard patterns list 86 x 38 mm and 89 x 44 mm. Every reusable listing from Aspen Surgical prints the blade size in the title.
Do you carry a speculum with light?
Yes. The Welch Allyn KleenSpec 590 Series disposable LED vaginal specula put an LED in the handle, so no separate lamp or fiber optic cable is needed. The medium build ships 24 per box. The extra-small build completes the series. Lighted speculums suit exam rooms without a mounted lamp and mobile or outreach clinics.
What is a weighted speculum used for?
A weighted speculum is a self-retaining stainless steel speculum: its own weight holds it in position, so the procedure team needs no separate holder. The Auvard patterns here weigh 2 1/2 lbs. They are the Aspen Surgical Auvard at 89 mm by 44 mm, the 2 Symmetry Auvard patterns, the Steiner-Auvard in standard and insulated builds, and the Aesculap Auvard at 86 x 38 mm. It is an OR and procedure-room instrument, bought each.
Plastic vs metal speculum: which fits which setting?
Plastic for the exam room. Metal for the procedure room and the OR.
- Plastic: single use, 100 per case on the Amsino line, 24 per box with LED on the KleenSpec, no reprocessing
- Metal: stainless steel, bought each, reprocessed after every use, available insulated with a smoke tube for electrosurgery and in the 3 in x 3/4 in blade
A clinic that does both exams and LEEP procedures carries both.