Patent ID: 11944275
Assignee: SCOPEBUG, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. A system for self-imaging a body portion comprising a manually held self-imaging device and an ancillary device that is attachable to the self-imaging device, the self-imaging device having a longitudinal axis and comprising an axially extending base, a camera located within the base and a guide element for transmitting light along a path extending between the camera and an exposed tip of the guide element that opens out of the self-imaging device at an axial forward side of the device, wherein the ancillary device is arranged to attach to the self-imaging device at said axial forward side while substantially not obstructing incoming light arriving towards the self-imaging device from being transmitted via the guide element towards the camera,
the self-imaging device comprising a coupling region at the axial forward side of base for coupling to the ancillary device,
the exposed tip of the guide element is located in a hub portion that is comprised in the coupling region, the gub portion being surrounded by a peripheral slit,
the coupling region comprises anchoring membrs at a periphery of the hub portion that face into the slit for ensuring a pre-defined orientation that the ancillary device can be coupled to the coupling region, the anchoring members at the periphery of the hub portion comprise a key-way and a planar face,
the key-way being in form of an axially extending slot that extends in a rear direction from a forward opening of the key-way,
the coupling region comprises further anchoring members in form of a planar face formed at a radial outer side of the slit opporite to key-way and an outer planar face formed at a radial outer side of the slit opposite the planar face on the outer periphery of the hub portion,
said further anchoring members also being configured for ensuring a pre-defined orientation that the ancillary device can be coupled to the coupling region.