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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Kitano, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An endoscope has an imaging unit at a tip portion of an insertion unit to be inserted into a body cavity, and the imaging unit includes: a solid-state imaging device which is disposed in such a manner that a photodetecting surface thereof crosses a longitudinal direction of the insertion unit and which performs photoelectric conversion on an optical image formed on the photodetecting surface; a circuit board having a connection surface which is opposed to a surface, opposite to the photodetecting surface and formed with connection terminals, of the solid-state imaging device and which serves for electrical connection to the connection terminals of the solid-state imaging device, wherein the circuit board is a rigid board that is L-shaped as defined herein; and a first leg and a second leg that constitute the L-shaped circuit board and are perpendicular to each other are provided as defined herein.