Patent ID: 7731652

Claim:
A medical device for use with an endoscope capable of visualizing human anatomies and having a handle and an elongate tubular portion extending longitudinally from the handle, the tubular portion being adapted to be inserted into a patient during an endoscopic procedure performed by an operator, the medical device comprising: a central portion configured to be positioned on the operator during the endoscopic procedure; a means for securing the central portion to the operator; and the central portion including a scope holder attached thereon and a scope pivot, wherein the scope pivot is allowed to pivot by the scope holder; the scope holder having a channel defined by a substantially non-movable wall, the channel configured to receive and secure the endoscope while the operator performs the endoscopic procedure on the patient, the endoscope being longitudinally oriented along a central axis of the channel when disposed therethrough, the scope holder further comprising an open portion through the wall and in communication with the channel, the open portion being configured to allow transverse passage of the elongate tubular portion of the endoscope into the channel in a direction transverse to the central axis of the channel while a distal portion of the elongate tubular portion is inserted into the patient, the open portion being configured to inhibit transverse passage of the handle of the endoscope out of the channel in a direction transverse to the central axis of the channel, wherein the medical device is configured to permit the operator to advance one or more elongate medical devices through the endoscope and into the patient while the endoscope is secured to the scope holder.