Patent ID: 11918188
Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
a rigid insertion part that is inserted into a body;
a flexible cable that is connected to a proximal end side of the insertion part;
an operation switch that is disposed in the cable; and
a tubular cover rubber mounted on an outer peripheral portion of the cable,
wherein the cable has a skin covering an outer periphery of the cable, and the skin defines an airtight space inside the cable, and
the operation switch is disposed in the airtight space,
wherein an elastically deformable button portion is formed on an outer surface of the cover rubber in a protruding manner, and
the cover rubber is mounted on the cable in a state where the button portion faces the operation switch,
wherein the skin is between the button portion and the operation switch.