Patent ID: 11957307
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  F  Y | IPC A  F

Claim 21:
22. A medical system comprising:
a scope having:
a handle, a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end of the handle and a distal end of the handle,
a shaft fixed to the handle, and
a distal tip at a distal end of the shaft, the distal tip including an imager and lighting; and

an apparatus for attaching the scope to a device, the apparatus comprising:
a first component of the scope; and
a second component slidable in a proximal direction relative to the handle of the scope and the first component for coupling the second component to the first component, and slidable in a distal direction relative to the handle of the scope and the first component for uncoupling the second component from the first component,

wherein, upon coupling the first component to the second component, (i) at least a portion of each of the handle of the scope, a surface of the first component that contacts the handle of the scope, and a surface of the second component that contacts the device are at a same longitudinal position relative to the longitudinal axis, and (ii) at least a portion of the second component is received by the first component, and
wherein the second component is configured to couple to the device.