Patent ID: 9572482
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61B,G02B

Claim:
1. An endoscope comprising: a base mounting frame comprising a unitary structure including two arm portions and a connecting portion fixedly connected to the two arm portions, each of the two arm portions having a length, a width, a thickness, an inner-facing surface along the length and the width, and an end surface; a flexible circuit board formed by a mounting portion and an electric connecting portion connected to the mounting portion, the mounting portion including a circuit board connecting portion and a circuit board arm portion extending from the circuit board connecting portion and having a length, a width, a thickness, and an outer-facing surface along the length and the width, the outer-facing surface abutting the inner-facing surface of one of the two arm portions, and the electric connecting portion extending out of the base mounting frame to electrically connect to a power supply; a photosensitive element electrically connected to the mounting portion of the flexible circuit board and parallel to the connecting portion of the base mounting frame; a light emitting element electrically connected to the circuit board arm portion; and a camera including a lens, the camera received by the base mounting frame between the two arm portions in such a manner that the circuit board arm portion is between and abuts the camera and one of the two arm portions of the base mounting frame, the circuit board connecting portion is between and abuts the camera and the connecting portion of the base mounting frame, and the photosensitive element is located between the base mounting frame and the lens, wherein the camera further comprises a first surface and second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface and the second surface being parallel to each other and perpendicular to the connecting portion of the base mounting frame, and a first arcuate recess on the first surface extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the camera, and wherein the connecting portion of the base mounting frame further comprises a second arcuate recess aligned with the first arcuate recess when the camera is received by the base mounting frame.