Patent ID: 8529435

Claim:
A system for manipulating a scoping device, comprising: a scoping device having at least one working channel extending therethrough, the at least one working channel having a proximal end and a distal end; a tether extending through the at least one working channel of the scoping device; and an internal coupling member attached to a distal end of the tether and positionable adjacent to a distal end of the scoping device, the internal coupling member configured to be magnetically coupled to an external coupling member and having a working channel extending from a proximal end of the internal coupling member to a distal end of the internal coupling member, wherein, when the internal coupling member positioned adjacent to the distal end of the scoping device, a longitudinal axis of the working channel of the internal coupling member is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the at least one working channel of the scoping device such that a tool can be inserted into the proximal end of the at least one working channel of the scoping device and advanced to extend out of a distal end of the working channel of the internal coupling member; and wherein the scoping device includes at least one magnetically-attracted collar disposed therearound and positioned proximal to the distal end of the scoping device.