PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope having both a lens and an image pick-up device at the tip and provided with a guide wire hole that has simplified the insertion along a guide wire while reducing the diameter of the insertion direction tip.SOLUTION: An endoscope includes: a lens provided at the insertion direction tip, on which an imaging light is incident； an image pick-up device provided on the back part of the lens, on which the imaging light forms an image； a holder for covering the lens and the image pick-up device in which a guide wire hole through which a guide wire passes is formed； and a tubular sheath of resin material connected to the rear end of the holder for inserting a cable conductively connected to the image pick-up device inwardly.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】先端にレンズおよび撮像素子の両方を有し、ガイドワイヤ孔を備えるとともに、挿入方向先端を小径化しながらガイドワイヤに沿った挿入を簡易化する。【解決手段】内視鏡において、挿入方向先端に設けられ、撮像光を入射する取り込むレンズと、レンズの背部に設けられ、撮像光が結像される撮像素子と、レンズおよび撮像素子を覆うとともに、ガイドワイヤの貫通するガイドワイヤ孔の形成されたホルダと、ホルダの後端部に接続され撮像素子に導通接続されたケーブルを内方に挿通する樹脂材からなる管状のシースと、を備える。【選択図】図９
