Patent ID: 9408525
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A61B,G02B

Claim Text:
1. An endoscope, comprising a cover glass fastened directly to an endoscope housing at a distal end of the endoscope, an objective lens unit comprising an objective lens and an objective lens frame, the objective lens having at least one lens, the objective lens frame mounted within the endoscope housing proximate to the cover glass, the objective lens frame forming a proximal end of the objective lens unit, and a catch-lock connection removably fastening the objective lens frame within the endoscope housing at the distal end of the endoscope, the catch-lock connection comprising at least one catch-lock element positioned on a proximal end of the of the objective lens frame, the catch-lock element being spring-elastically configured such that the catch-lock element engages automatically into at least one catch-lock recess formed in the endoscope housing upon the catch-lock element and the catch-lock recess aligning with each other.