Patent ID: 7641610

Claim:
An endoscope electric connection device accommodated within a scope connector for connecting an electronic endoscope and an external apparatus, the device comprising: a first band part having a first contact portion to which a signal line of a transmission cable for transmitting an image signal from an image pickup unit of the electronic endoscope is connected and a second contact portion to which a ground line of the transmission cable is connected, and first band part having flexibility; a fixing portion comprising: a convex-shaped hole portion disposed at one end part of the first band part and having a wide part and a narrow part; and a hook-like part having a triangular form, formed so as to protrude from another end part of the first band part, and having a connection piece having a predetermined width at a base of the triangular form, wherein the bent state of the first band part is kept by the hook-like part being inserted into the width part of the hole portion thus engaging the connection piece with the narrow part; a second band part having a third contact portion connecting to a connector for electrically connecting to the external apparatus and having flexibility; and a transmitting portion provided in the first band part and second band part for electrically connecting the first contact portion and second contact portion to the third contact portion, wherein the transmitting portion can keep electric connection between the first contact portion and second contact portion and the third contact portion even with the first band part and the second band part bent.