Patent ID: 8323182

Claim:
An endoscope comprising: a rigid section having opposed first and second ends and an opening situated between the first and second ends, the rigid section defining a longitudinal axis; a handle portion coupled to a first end of the rigid section and having first and second scissor-type handles suitable for grasping by a user; a base part having an image capturing device, a first pivot portion and a second pivot portion, the base part situated at the second end of the rigid section and coupled to the first handle of the scissor-type handles such that a displacement of a one of the scissor-type handles relative to another of the scissor-type handles causes a change in a viewing direction of image capturing device; a rigid shaft located in the opening and operatively coupling the first handle of the scissor-type handles and the base part, the rigid shaft including an extension portion being rigidly coupled to the rigid shaft and pivotably coupled to the base part at the first pivot portion of the base part; and a fixing member having an adjustable position relative to the rigid section, the fixing member being rigidly coupled to the rigid section and pivotably coupled to the base part at the second pivot portion of the base part, wherein the image capturing device provides a front view when pointed in a front direction, and wherein when the first handle is moved to a first region of travel, the base part is rotated so that the image capturing device provides a rear view which is opposite to the front view.