Patent ID: 8033993

Claim:
An endoscope device comprising: an insertion portion disposed with an observation optical system; an operation portion continuously provided to a proximal end side of the insertion portion; a display device main body provided to the proximal end side of the operation portion, the display device main body being disposed with a monitor for displaying a subject image; a rotational movement shaft for rotationally movably journaling the display device main body with respect to the operation portion; a concave portion having an opening only on one side surface near a top of the operation portion, the rotational movement shaft being inserted and disposed into the opening so as to rotate about the rotational movement shaft and maintain an angle with respect to the operation portion of the display device main body with a predetermined resistance; and a tilt lever including a protruding surface which is formed continuously from a surface of the display device main body, the monitor being disposed on the surface and the lever being extended from one side of the surface and provided so as to be extended from a side surface of the display device main body and adapted to rotationally move the display device main body about the rotational movement shaft by being pushed up and down with a thumb of a hand of a user who grasps the operation portion, and to vary a position of the monitor of the display device main body to a desired angled position which faces the user straight.