Patent ID: 8894633

Claim:
A segmented medical device, the system comprising: (a) a first body segment configured to be disposed inside a cavity of a patient, the segment comprising (i) a first operational component associated with the first body segment; and (ii) a first mating component at a first end of the first body segment; (b) a second body segment configured to be disposed inside the cavity of the patient, the segment comprising (i) a second operational component associated with the second body segment; and (ii) a first pivotal coupling at a first end of the second body segment, whereby the second body segment is pivotally coupled to a second end of the first body segment; (c) a third body segment configured to be disposed inside the cavity of the patient, the segment comprising (i) a third operational component associated with the third body segment; (ii) a second pivotal coupling at a first end of the third body segment, whereby the third body segment is pivotally coupled to a second end of the second body segment; and (iii) a second mating component at a second end of the third body segment, the second mating component configured to be coupleable with the first mating component; and (d) an attachment component associated with the segmented medical device, wherein the attachment component comprises a rod coupled to the segmented medical device, wherein the rod is configured to extend from the segmented medical device out of the cavity of the patient.