Patent ID: 8449457

Claim:
An optical head for an endoscope, the optical head comprising: an imaging system comprising a CCD-chip or CMOS; and an illuminating system comprising an illuminating module fitted with a first illumination means and a second illumination means substantially simultaneously illuminating, wherein the first illumination means and the second illumination means have different luminous intensity distribution angles thereby exhibiting a uniform illumination, wherein the first and second illuminating means are LEDs and the illuminating module comprises a mounting plate on which the LEDs are deployed, wherein the LEDs are divided into two groups located respectively at a left side and a right side of an imaginary longitudinal middle plane of the optical head, and wherein the mounting plate has a saddle-like configuration and each of the groups of LEDs is located within a respective arched region provided at the left and the right side of the imaginary longitudinal middle plane.