Patent ID: 7371209

Claim:
An endoscope head equipped with a plurality of function-related units comprising units including at least an optical system and illuminating element, wherein the endoscope head comprises a number of modular function-related supports that receive and/or form the function-related units, the endoscope head further comprising function-related supports including a plate-shaped support member for receiving electronic components, a retaining/holding element for an optical/lens system having at least one lens, a protection cap for covering the retaining/holding element and the support member, and a mounting adapter for attaching the endoscope head to an endoscope shaft, wherein the mounting adapter is adapted to provide and/or enable all connections between conduits and/or passages formed in the endoscope shaft and the function-related units of the endoscope head, and wherein the mounting adapter consists of two concentric coincident cylinder elements having different radii which are interconnected via an adapter plate which is formed on a front side of both cylinder elements such that a cavity in the form of a circle segment is formed between the cylinder elements which segment is divided into three sections by radial ribs, wherein the three sections comprise receiving means, respectively for receiving bending elements for bending the distal end portion of the endoscope relative to the endoscope shaft.