Patent ID: 9186045
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical scope attachment system, said system comprising: at least one expandable ring that includes a generally circular main body having an outside diameter and an inside diameter that defines a central opening, said ring being constructed from a resilient material that is approved for insertion within a human body and said inside diameter corresponds to an outside diameter of a medical scope; said ring being constructed from a resilient material, and one or more sets of opposing magnetic elements disposed within the main body of the ring; and a ring attachment device that includes a pair of opposing electromagnets, and a shelf that is interposed between the pair of electromagnets, wherein the shelf functions to receive one or more of the expandable rings, and the pair of opposing electromagnets function to engage the pair of opposing magnetic elements to transition an inserted ring between an expanded and a non-expanded state.