Patent ID: 8602971

Claim:
A device for insertion into a body cavity, the device comprising: a hollow tubular portion having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end including a flexible region configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity and made void to provide access space inside the body; an illumination module configured to be removably plugged in to the distal end of the hollow tubular portion such that the illumination module is disposed in the flexible region of the distal end of the hollow tubular portion; digital vision module having a cylindrical shape with a base and a lateral surface, the digital vision module separate from the illumination module and configured to be removably plugged in to the distal end of the hollow tubular portion; a hinge positioned adjacent to the base and the lateral surface of the digital vision module distal to enable the digital vision module to rotate longitudinally along a single plane that includes the hollow tubular portion between an insertion position and a deployed position, wherein the digital vision module disposed at the distal end of the hollow tubular portion completely outside the hollow tubular portion in the deployed position to open a void extending along an entire length of the hollow tubular portion; and a power source electrically coupled to the opto-electronic digital vision and illumination modules.