Patent ID: 8416291

Claim:
A device for insertion in a patient's body, the device comprising: a hand held display unit, said display unit including a trigger for actuating a camera; a stylet connectable to the display unit, the stylet being disposable, said stylet including a camera element formed at a distal end operable by the hand held display unit, and a light emitting element; a single use interconnect preventing the stylet from being reinserted into the hand held display unit once removed following an initial use, and a release disposed on the hand held display unit, the release for releasing the single use interconnect; wherein the single use interconnect is a mechanical stop formed at a proximal end of the stylet; and wherein the single use interconnect includes a stop that is released from inside the interconnect of the stylet, such that the released stop projects from interconnect outward and prevents reinsertion upon removal of the stylet from the hand held display unit.