Patent ID: 7758495

Claim:
An optical device for observing a remote situs which comprises a length of flexible cable having a distal end and a proximal end; an imager coupled to the distal end of the flexible cable for obtaining an image beyond the distal end of the flexible cable and converting the image into an electrical video signal; a handheld image viewer coupled to the proximal end of the flexible cable for receiving the electrical video signal and converting the electrical video signal into a viewable image; electrical leads that extend between the distal and proximal ends of the flexible cable to transfer the electrical video signal from the imager to the image viewer; and at least one article manipulation attachment that is removably coupled to a cylindrical housing which houses the imager the distal end of the flexible cable for manipulating an object located near the distal end of the flexible cable, the attachment having a finger portion which extends in parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical housing and beyond an outwardly facing end of the housing, wherein the attachment further includes a clip that attaches to the cylindrical housing and the cylindrical housing provides an annular recess, formed as an indentation in a circumference of the cylindrical housing, to receive the clip of the attachment.