Endoscope

摘要

An endoscope provided with a lighting apparatus (8). In this lighting apparatus (8), a tapered fiber (4) is applied between a lamp (2) and a base end face of a light guide (3). This taper fiber (4) is in a tapered configuration which gradually diminishes in diameter toward an end side. The lamp (2) is a high luminance lamp of a low outgoing angle. The lamp (2), a battery (1), and the tapered fiber (4) of the lighting apparatus (8) are arranged unitedly on a grip portion (9) of the endoscope.