Patent ID: 8679000
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An endoscope having a section of an elongated tube for entry in a body cavity, comprising: an end shell disposed at a distal end of said elongated tube; an imaging window area formed in said end shell; a lens barrel, secured to said end shell, and aligned with said imaging window area; an imaging device for photoelectrically converting object light from said lens barrel; a circuit board having said imaging device mounted thereon; a signal cable, having plural filaments for transmitting at least an image signal from said imaging device, and a cover material for covering said filaments; a cable holder, including a cable retaining device and a tip portion, said cable retaining device partially anchoring said cover material of said signal cable, said tip portion being disposed on a distal side of said cable retaining device; a coupling device for keeping said tip portion laterally movable on said end shell, to prevent stress in said cable retaining device from exertion to said end shell; a mount hole formed through said end shell, for contacting and receiving said lens barrel therein, wherein said tip portion is in a plate shape; a shell wall, formed with said end shell, and disposed outside said tip portion; a receiving opening, formed in said shell wall, for receiving said tip portion; and a neck section formed locally with said tip portion with a decreased width, wherein said coupling device includes a receiving projection, disposed to project from said receiving opening, engaged with said neck section, for keeping said tip portion movable inside said receiving opening.