Patent ID: 9625700
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,G02B

Claim:
1. An endoscope, comprising: a visual field apparatus having a channel extending in a direction between a proximal end and a distal end of the visual field apparatus, and an optical device disposed relative to a distal end of the channel and closed within the channel in a fluid-tight manner; and an image transmission apparatus having a shaft at least partially received within the channel of the visual field apparatus, a handling device connected to a proximal end of the shaft, and at least one of (i) a device configured to optically transmit an image from a distal end of the shaft to the proximal end of the shaft, and (ii) a light-sensitive sensor configured to convert an image into an image signal; wherein the proximal end of the visual field apparatus is mechanically connected to the handling device of the image transmission apparatus such that a fluid-tight connection is defined therebetween; and wherein the proximal end of the visual field apparatus includes an operating element positioned opposite a sensor on the handling device of the image transmission apparatus, wherein actuation of the operating element actuates the sensor to control a function of the image transmission apparatus.