Patent ID: 11889985
Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An endoscope comprising:
a shaft;
a main body arranged at a proximal end of the shaft;
an eyepiece arranged at a proximal end of the main body, the eyepiece having an eyepiece window configured for viewing by a human eye or an external camera removably connected to the eyepiece;
an eyepiece system tube, in which the eyepiece is arranged, the eyepiece system tube extending distally from the eyepiece;
an eyepiece cone arranged at a proximal end of the eyepiece, wherein the eyepiece cone comprises at least a first part and a second part; and
an electronic component arranged in a cavity formed between the at least first part and second part of the eyepiece cone;
wherein the electronic component is connected to an electronic circuit arranged inside the endoscope and outside the eyepiece system tube;
the eyepiece system tube having a first portion protruding distally into the main body in a longitudinal direction of the main body and a second portion exposed proximally from the main body in the longitudinal direction of the main body, the endoscope further comprising a sleeve arranged around the second portion of the eyepiece system tube;
the second part of the eyepiece cone includes a first threaded portion arranged on a first circumferential surface of the second part, the first threaded portion being in mating engagement with a second threaded portion arranged on a second circumferential surface of the sleeve; and
the connection between the electronic component and the electronic circuit is established via a connecting element arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the eyepiece system tube.