Patent ID: 8206157

Claim:
An endoscope simulator, comprising a force feedback unit; a dummy endoscope including a dummy endoscope handle having a channel and an insertion tube insertable into the force feedback unit; and a secondary instrument insertable into the channel of the dummy endoscope handle, the secondary instrument comprising: an outer sleeve, a secondary instrument handle being movable with respect to the outer sleeve, and a stop mechanism deployable between the secondary instrument handle and the outer sleeve to limit the length of travel between the secondary instrument handle and outer sleeve without increasing the force between them; the secondary instrument having no tool at a distal end thereof and a first configuration representing a first real instrument corresponding to an instrument from the group consisting of forceps, a snare, or a biopsy sampling device, in which the secondary instrument handle is movable with respect to the outer sleeve for a first length of travel and a second configuration representing a second real instrument different from the first real instrument and to corresponding a different instrument from the group consisting of forceps, a snare, or a biopsy sampling device, in which the secondary instrument handle is movable in respect of the outer sleeve for a second length of travel which is less than the first length of travel, the stop mechanism being operable to switch between the first and second configurations representing the two different instruments.