Patent ID: 9622649
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61B,G02B

Claim:
1. An endoscope comprising: a base mounting frame comprising a unitary structure including a connecting portion, a first arm portion, and a second arm portion, the first arm portion connected to and abutting a first edge of the connecting portion and the second arm portion connected to and abutting a second edge of the connecting portion opposite the first edge, with the first arm portion facing the second arm portion; a flexible circuit board including a first arm portion, a second arm portion, and a connecting portion connecting the first arm portion and the second arm portion, the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the connecting portion of the flexible circuit board having planar surfaces spaced apart by a thickness of the flexible circuit board and positioned parallel to, respectively, planar surfaces of the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the connecting portion of the base mounting frame; a light emitting element electrically connected to the first arm portion of the flexible circuit board; a second light emitting element electrically connected to the second arm portion of the flexible circuit board; and a camera including a lens mounted thereon and a photosensitive element electrically connected to the flexible circuit board and adjacent to the connecting portion of the base mounting frame, the camera disposed in a space defined by the first arm portion, the second arm portion, and the connecting portion of the flexible circuit board, wherein the camera and the connecting portion of the base mounting frame are separated in the longitudinal direction by a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the connecting portion of the flexible circuit board.