Electronic endoscope apparatus capable of warning lifetime of electronic scope
First Claim
1. An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising:
- detector means for detecting use-condition data on an endoscopic operation member;
detector means for accumulating each of the use-condition data with each other to store the accumulated use-condition data therein as use-history data on the endoscopic operation member; and
,display means for displaying the use-history data on the endoscopic operation member.
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Abstract
In an electronic endoscope apparatus, comprising: there are provided an electronic scope having an image sensor at a distal end thereof and an angle operation portion adjacent to the image sensor; a scope unit coupled with the electronic scope, including an endoscopic operation switch mechanically connected to the electronic scope, a scope computer for processing a switch operation signal derived from the endoscopic operation switch so as to obtain first use-history data on the operation switch, and a memory device for temporarily storing the first use-history data therein; and, a main unit including a signal processor for processing an image signal derived from the image sensor so as to produce an endoscopic image signal of a biological body under medical examination, a system computer for fetching the use-history data on the operation switch from the memory device via the scope computer, and a display unit for selectively displaying an endoscopic image of the biological body in response to the endoscopic image signal and use-history information in response to the fetched used-history data.
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1. An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising:
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detector means for detecting use-condition data on an endoscopic operation member; detector means for accumulating each of the use-condition data with each other to store the accumulated use-condition data therein as use-history data on the endoscopic operation member; and
,display means for displaying the use-history data on the endoscopic operation member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising:
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detector means for detecting use-condition data on an endoscopic operation member; storage means for accumulating each of the use-condition data with each other to store the accumulated use-condition data therein as use-history data on the endoscopic operation member; comparator means for comparing the use-history data with use-limit data preset for the endoscopic operation member to derive a comparison result signal; and
,warning producing means for producing a warning in response to the comparison result signal so as to grasp a use limit condition of the electronic scope. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic endoscope apparatus comprising:
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an electronic scope having an image sensor at a distal end thereof and an angle operation portion adjacent to the image sensor; a scope unit coupled with the electronic scope, including an endoscopic operation switch mechanically connected to the electronic scope, a scope computer for processing a switch operation signal derived from the endoscopic operation switch so as to obtain first use-history data on the operation switch, and a memory device for temporarily storing the first use-history data therein; and
,a main unit including a signal processor for processing an image signal derived from the image sensor so as to produce an endoscopic image signal of a biological body under medical examination, a system computer for fetching the use-history data on the operation switch from the memory device via the scope computer, and a display unit for selectively displaying an endoscopic image of the biological body in response to the endoscopic image signal and use-history information in response to the fetched used-history data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An electronic endoscope assembly comprising:
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an electronic scope having an image sensor at one end thereof and an angle operation portion adjacent to the image sensor; an image driver unit for driving the image sensor to produce an endoscopic image signal of a biological body under medical examination; and
,a scope control unit connected to the other end of the electronic scope, including a scope computer for processing a switch operation signal derived from an endoscope operation switch mechanically connected to the electronic scope so as to obtain first use-history data on the operation switch, and a memory device for temporarily storing the first use-history data for a use-history condition displaying purpose. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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