VIDEOENDOSCOPE WITH CONFIGURABLE TACTILE CONTROLS

The invention relates to a videoendoscope comprising a videoendoscopic probe comprising an inspection tube having a distal end housing an image sensor, and a control handle fixed to the proximal end of the inspection tube, the control handle comprising a display screen, and a video processing circuit connected to the image sensor and the display screen, the display screen being covered by a touch panel, and having a format such that its surface may be divided into an image display area occupying a whole height of the display screen and having a format corresponding to that of a photosensitive surface of the image sensor, and a lateral control key display area having a sufficient surface to display several control keys of sufficient size to be individually operated.