Endoscope

1 . An endoscope comprising:

a handle;

a main tube connected to the handle;

a bending section connected to the main tube; and

a working channel tube extending from the handle and inside the main tube and the bending section; and

a tip part connected to the bending section and comprising:

an outer housing comprising a single piece item including a proximal portion, a distal portion, a camera module compartment in the proximal portion, and an ultrasound transceiver compartment in the distal portion,

an ultrasound transceiver positioned in the ultrasound transceiver compartment, and

a camera module positioned in the camera module compartment and affixed to the outer housing,

wherein the camera module includes a housing and a camera positioned inside the housing, the camera module being capable of generating images prior to insertion into the camera module compartment, and

wherein the housing includes a working channel outlet and a distal working channel portion connected to the working channel tube to form a working channel extending from the handle to the working channel outlet.

2 . The endoscope of claim 1 , wherein the outer housing comprises a guide structure configured to secure the camera module in a desired orientation within the camera compartment.

3 . The endoscope of claim 1 , further comprising a guide structure comprising an insert part positioned adjacent the camera module between the camera module and a surface of the camera module compartment facing the camera module.

4 . The endoscope of claim 1 , wherein the housing of the camera module comprises a prefabricated housing formed in one-piece from two components fused together.

5 . The endoscope of claim 1 , wherein the outer housing comprises a groove configured to retain a balloon, wherein the outer housing comprises a fluid passage configured to receive a fluid and to discharge the fluid into the balloon, wherein the fluid passage has an outlet opening distal of the groove.

6 . The endoscope of claim 5 , wherein the groove is positioned intermediate the camera module and the ultrasound transceiver.

7 . The endoscope of claim 1 , wherein the ultrasound transceiver is located between the camera module and the distal end of the endoscope.

8 . The endoscope of claim 1 ,

wherein the outer housing comprises a groove configured to retain a balloon, and

wherein the groove is positioned intermediate the camera module and the ultrasound transceiver.

9 . A method of assembling the endoscope of claim 8 , the method comprising:

manufacturing the outer housing;

inserting and securing the camera module in the outer housing;

inserting and securing the ultrasound transceiver in the outer housing;

providing a bending section; and

joining the outer housing to the bending section.

10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising securing the working channel tube to the housing of the camera module before inserting and securing the camera module in the outer housing.

11 . A visualization system comprising:

one or more display devices; and

the endoscope of claim 8 , the endoscope being configured to transmit images data for presentation with the one or more display devices.

12 . A method of assembling the endoscope of claim 1 , the method comprising:

manufacturing the outer housing;

inserting and securing the camera module in the outer housing;

inserting and securing the ultrasound transceiver in the outer housing;

providing a bending section; and

joining the outer housing to the bending section.

13 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising securing the working channel tube to the housing of the camera module before inserting and securing the camera module in the outer housing.

14 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising bonding an insert part to the camera module before inserting and securing the camera module to the outer housing.

15 . A visualization system comprising:

one or more display devices; and

the endoscope of claim 1 , the endoscope being configured to transmit images data for presentation with the one or more display devices.