Patent ID: 7922650

Claim:
A medical visualization system, comprising: an endoscope having an endoscope insertion tube extending distally from an endoscope handle, the endoscope handle having a longitudinal axis and an access port for accessing an interior lumen of the insertion tube, the endoscope including an imaging device for viewing objects located at the distal end of the insertion tube; a catheter assembly comprising a catheter extending distally from a catheter handle, the catheter handle having a longitudinal axis and an access port for accessing an interior lumen of the catheter, wherein the catheter may be inserted into the endoscope access port and routed through a portion of the insertion tube interior lumen; and an optical assembly comprising an image transmission member having distal and proximal ends, wherein the image transmission member is configured for insertion into the catheter access port and routable through a portion of the catheter interior lumen during use, the optical assembly being capable of obtaining images located at the distal end of the catheter and transmitting the images to the proximal end of the member, wherein the catheter handle includes an endoscope attachment device configured to selectively mount a proximal end of the catheter handle to the endoscope handle, wherein the endoscope access port is positioned distal of a proximal-most end of the endoscope, wherein the proximal end of the catheter handle is mounted to the endoscope handle at a mounting position distal of the endoscope access port; and wherein the catheter access port is positioned distal to the mounting position.