Patent ID: 8523764

Claim:
A remote viewing device comprising: a control unit sized and shaped to be hand held, said control unit comprising: left and right handle portions for support by left and right hands of an operator; a display device; and a drive assembly removably mounted to and supported on a remaining portion of said control unit, said drive assembly for providing mechanical power; an insertion tube comprising a proximal end and an articulated tip at a distal end; an inspection head associated with said articulated tip, said inspection head configured for imaging the interior of an object; and a connector assembly removably engaged with said control unit and removably interconnecting said control unit and said proximal end of said insertion tube, said connector assembly operable, when connected, to convey the mechanical power from said drive assembly for moving said articulated tip in response to a user input at said control unit, and to convey images from said inspection head to said display device, wherein said user input is performed by the operator while grasping said control unit.