Patent ID: 6095811
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A61B,A61C

Abstract:
A diagnostic instrument assembly comprising:an elongated instrument body having a distal camera head;a flexible protective sheath for loosely covering at least a portion of said instrument body including said distal camera head, said sheath including at least one transparent window for allowing viewing access by said camera head; anda gripping handle made from a single section of an elastomeric material, said gripping handle being releasably attachable to at least a portion of said elongated instrument body for clamping said protective sheath in a predetermined position, so as to prevent said at least one transparent window from being shifted relative to said camera head wherein said gripping handle is a hollow tubular member having an inner diameter which is smaller than the outer dimension of said elongated instrument body such that said gripping handle is expandably form fitted over said sheath and said body.