Endoscope uses free space in hollow volume about camera lead in hollow shaft to accommodate equipment such as control drive and/or working tool and/or pump and/or sensor

摘要

The endoscope (10) has a tubular shaft (12), a camera (13) in a distal region and an illumination device radiating at the distal end. The hollow shaft has a hollow volume (15) extending from the camera in the proximal direction and in which the camera cable (14) is laid. The free space in the hollow volume is used to accommodate equipment (19,20,23) such as a control drive and/or a working tool and/or a pump and/or a sensor.