Patent ID: 8216127

Claim:
An endoscope, comprising: a telescope; an imaging means; an image sensor for converting optical images produced by the imaging means to electrical signals; a circuit board for receiving and outputting the electrical signals, wherein the imaging means, the image sensor and the circuit board are located in the telescope; a connector for electrically connecting the image sensor and the circuit board to form a first assembly; and a holder tube located in the telescope, wherein a first end of the holder tube is configured to surround a portion of an outer wall of the imaging means and be fixed onto the outer wall of the imaging means via glue dots, a middle section of the holder tube is configured to host the image sensor, and a second end of the holder tube is configured to surround a portion of an outer wall of the connector and be fixed onto the outer wall of the connector via a concave-convex structure such that the first assembly and the second assembly are integrated into one body.