Medical scope attachment device and system
OwnerChristopher Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A medical scope attachment device and system includes one or more expandable rings, each having a resilient main body and an inside diameter defining a central opening that corresponds to a dimension of a medical scope. One or more sets of opposing magnetic elements are disposed within each of the rings. The system also includes a ring attachment device having a shelf that is interposed between a pair of opposing electromagnets. The ring attachment device functioning to transition the expandable rings between an expanded and non-expanded state to receive an existing medical scope.
Claims18
A medical scope attachment system, said system comprising:
- at least one expandable ring that includes
- a generally circular main body having an outside diameter and an inside diameter that defines a central opening, said ring being constructed from a resilient material, and
- one or more sets of opposing magnetic elements disposed within the main body of the ring;
- and
- a ring attachment device that includes
- a pair of opposing electromagnets, and
- a shelf that is interposed between the pair of electromagnets,
- wherein the shelf functions to receive one or more of the expandable rings, and the pair of opposing electromagnets function to engage the pair of opposing magnetic elements to transition an inserted ring between an expanded and a non-expanded state.
An expandable ring for attachment onto a medical scope and for use with a ring attachment device having a pair of opposing electromagnets, and a shelf that is interposed between the pair of electromagnets, said ring comprising:
- a generally circular main body having an outside diameter and an inside diameter that defines a central opening,
- said ring being constructed from a resilient material that is approved for insertion within a human body and said inside diameter corresponds to an outside diameter of a medical scope;
- and
- one or more sets of opposing magnetic elements disposed within the main body of the ring, said magnetic elements including a generally semicircular shape and having opposite magnetic polarities,
- wherein the outside dimension of the ring is complementary to a width of the shelf of the attachment system, and the opposing magnetic elements function to engage the pair of electromagnets to transition between an expanded and a non-expanded state.
A ring attachment device, comprising:
- a non-magnetic shelf;
- and
- a pair of electromagnets that are positioned along each side of the shelf,
- wherein said shelf includes a width that is suitable for receiving one or more expandable rings having embedded magnets and a central opening that is sized to fit a plurality of medical scopes having different diameters, and
- said electromagnets function to engage the embedded magnets to transition the one or more expandable rings between an expanded and a non-expanded state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.