Patent ID: 8062213

Claim:
An endoscope comprising: a shaft having a distal end, said distal end terminating in an endoscope head having at least one light inlet and at least one channel for passing a flushing medium, said endoscope head having a body, a segment located at the distal end of said body, said segment having a deflecting element, said deflecting element serving for guiding said flushing medium emerging from said channel towards said at least one light inlet, said segment being loosely put in a defined position directly on an outer surface of said distal end of said body and being secured thereon by means of a holder, said holder covering at least partially said segment, wherein said segment is a separate part held between said holder and said body, said segment being placed with an exact fit into a corresponding gap in said body, said fit can be done only in a single exactly aligned position in said gap, said segment being maintained directly on the outer surface of the distal end of said shaft, where said segment does not protrude within the at least one channel for passing said flushing medium, and said holder surrounds and extends beyond the distal end of the body.