An endoscope including a control section and a shaft extending from the control section. The shaft includes a malleable section and a distal active deflection section. The shaft includes a frame and at least one active deflection control wire extending through the malleable section between the control section and the distal active deflection section. The frame includes a malleable frame member at the malleable section. The malleable frame member connects a frame member of the frame at the distal active deflection section to the control section.
