Patent ID: 11969151
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
a distal end body disposed on a distal end side of an insertion portion of the endoscope in a longitudinal axis direction, the distal end body including a distal end-side end portion and a proximal end-side end portion separated in the longitudinal axis direction and a hole extending in the longitudinal axis direction;
a first optical system inserted into and attached to an inside of the hole; and
a second optical system located proximally relative to the first optical system, the second optical system being connected to the first optical system at a connecting portion, the second optical system having a center of gravity positioned at a first distance from the proximal end-side end portion;
wherein the distal end body comprises a projecting portion projecting proximally in the longitudinal axis direction from the proximal end-side end portion of the distal end body, the projection portion being disposed internally of the insertion portion, the projecting portion projecting a second distance from the proximal end-side portion, the second distance being equal to or greater than the first distance.