JPS61205912A - Endoscope device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manage easily information peculiar to an endoscope by connecting a means for storing a data peculiar to the endoscope and a data processing means through a connector part which is used as a light cable, as well. CONSTITUTION:A connector part 6 which has been provided on the other end of a light guide cable 5 connected to an endoscope body 1 is connected to a light source device 7 so as to be freely attachable and detachable, and a data storage device 11 is contained in its inside. Intrinsic data of a manufacture's serial number and a repair state, etc. of the endoscope are inputted and stored in the storage device 11 from a data input device 13, processed by a data processor 12 when necessary, and its data are sent to a character display 17 or an observation use monitor 10 and displayed. Accordingly, the intrinsic data of every endoscope are stored beforehand, and its maintenance can be executed easily.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field] The present invention relates to an endoscope apparatus, and particularly relates to the management of information specific to an endoscope.

[Subject skill]

Conventionally, endoscope-specific information has been managed separately from the endoscope. For example, a user who owns multiple endoscopes may write down the number assigned to each endoscope or the operating status of the endoscope (number of cases used, number of repairs, malfunction status, etc.) for each serial number in a ledger. was managing. However, the ledger is often stored in a different location from where the endoscope is used, making it impossible to check the operating status of the endoscope during actual use, which can lead to problems with the endoscope. Sometimes I forgot to use it for diagnosis.

Furthermore, the manufacturer also manages the repair status based on the serial number and model, but these results are also recorded in a ledger, and the endoscope itself does not know what kind of failure history there is or what kind of failure history there is. , it was difficult to manage the number of cases used, etc.

On the other hand, a device that exchanges data between an endoscope and a light source device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-78637, but this data is not unique to the endoscope. There is also no means to store specific data regarding the endoscope.

〔the purpose〕

This invention was made to deal with the above-mentioned circumstances,
The purpose is to provide an endoscope device that can easily manage endoscope-specific information.

〔overview〕

This purpose is achieved by an endoscope device that has a built-in storage means for storing endoscope-specific data and can be connected to an external data processing means via a connector.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of an endoscope apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the first embodiment. A distal end component 3 is provided at the distal end of the insertion section 2 of the endoscope main body l, and a CCD, an M
A solid-state image sensor (not shown) such as an OS and a CPD is built-in. One end of a light guide cable 5 is connected to the operating section 4 of the endoscope main body 1, and an electric cable, etc., for connecting the light to the solid-state image sensor and the like is provided inside the operating section 4. There is. A connector portion 6 is provided at the other end of the light guide cable 5, and is detachably connected to a light source device 7. A video processor 8 that converts an imaging electrical signal from a solid-state image sensor into a video signal is provided integrally with or separately from the light source device 7, and a signal line from the connector section 6 is connected to the video processor 8 through a contact point.
electrically connected to. A video signal from a video processor 8 is supplied to an observation monitor 10 via a first cable 9 and displayed as an endoscopic image.

Further, the connector section 6 has a built-in data storage device 11 that stores endoscope-specific data, and is electrically connected to a data processing device 12 provided in the video processor 8. This data processing device 12 includes an external data input device (for example, a keyboard) 13 and a second patient data processing device 4.
, and are electrically connected via third cables 15 and 16, respectively. Data specific to the endoscope is stored in data input device 1.
It is input from 3. The patient data processing device L4 consists of a character display 17, a microcomputer section 18, and a keyboard section 19, and independently inputs, stores, and outputs patient data (for example, name, age, examination date, and examination results).

FIG. 2 shows the connection relationship between the data storage device 11 and the data processing device 12 in detail. The data processing device 12 is CPU2
0, RAM21, ROM22. It consists of an input port 23, an output port 24, an address bus 25, a data bus 26, and a control bus 27. Endoscope-specific data input from the data input device 13 is input to the input port 23 via the data bus 26. This data is further transferred via the data bus 26 to the RAM 28 in the data storage device II.
supplied to On the other hand, from the output port 24 to the data bus 2
6, data is sent to the data input device 3 and the character display 17 (or observation monitor 10). The address bus 25 and control bus 27 of the data processing bag 7112 are also connected to the data storage device 11. The RAM 28 in the data storage device 11 is a nonvolatile memory made of metal nitride MOS or the like, or a CMOS memory backed up by a battery (not shown) provided in the endoscope body 1.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained. The user or manufacturer must provide the endoscope's date of manufacture, date of purchase, serial number, model,
Specifications, hospital registration number, number of cases used, number of repairs, repair date and time, repair status, etc. are input from the data input device 13 to the input boat 23 as endoscope-specific data. This data is written to R and AM21 by the CPU 20 according to the program in the ROM 22, and is also written to the data storage device l.
Normally, an endoscope device has a power source in the light source device 7, and when the endoscope body l is removed from the light source device 7, the data processing device 12 and the data storage The device 11 is powered down 6 so that the RAM
The data in 21 is lost, but RAM 28 is a non-volatile memory or.

Since it is a CMOS memory that is backed up to eight memory cards, data will not be lost.

In order to read the data stored in the RAM 28, the data may be outputted from the output port 24 to the character display 17 (or the WI observation monitor 10) in response to a command input from the data input device 13.Alternatively, the data may be output to the patient data processing The data may be supplied to and processed in a memory within the device 14. This patient data processing device 14 does not necessarily have to be provided.

Furthermore, when the connector section 6 of the endoscope main body 1 is connected to the light source device 7 and the power is turned on, the data may be automatically displayed on the monitor.

Next, a second embodiment of the invention will be described. The second embodiment is provided with a ROM in place of the RAM 2B of the first embodiment, and other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment, so illustration thereof is omitted. In this case, the user cannot write data to the ROM. The manufacturer determines the manufacturing date and time at the endoscope manufacturing stage.
Manufacturer's data such as serial number 1 model and specifications are stored in ROM.However, by inputting commands from the data human input device, the user reads out the data in ROM and displays it on the character display 19p. It is possible.

This invention is not limited to the embodiments described above,
Various changes are possible. For example, the data processing device 12 may be provided within the light source device 7 or externally as an independent device. The data storage device 11 may be located anywhere inside the endoscope main body, such as inside the operating section 4 of the endoscope main body 1.6 Data unique to the endoscope other than those mentioned above can be stored using the endoscope. There are insurance points for various treatments performed and endoscope cleaning programs. Since insurance points vary depending on the endoscope and treatment, it may be displayed at the bottom of the observation monitor screen when the endoscope is connected to the video processor. The cleaning program is such that simply by connecting an endoscope to the cleaning device, a cleaning program dedicated to that endoscope is automatically executed. Furthermore, in the case of an endoscope in which the user can arbitrarily adjust the white balance, the adjustment data may be stored as endoscope-specific data.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, endoscope-specific data necessary for the user is stored for each endoscope.
Easily manage equipment within the hospital. In addition, the endoscope-specific data required by the manufacturer is stored for each endoscope, so you can understand the repair history and number of cases used! Maintenance management becomes easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of an endoscope apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing in detail the connection relationship between the data processing device and the data processing device in FIG. 1. . l... Endoscope main body 6... Connector portion 10... Observation monitor 11... Data storage device 12... Data processing device 13... Data input device

Claims (5)

[Claims] (1) Equipped with a storage means for storing endoscope-specific data, and connectable via a connector to data processing means provided outside the endoscope, which reads data in the storage means and performs predetermined processing. Endoscope equipment. (2) The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the connector is also used as a connector for a light guide cable of an endoscope. (3) The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is provided within the connector. (4) The endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is a memory into which endoscope-specific data is written by the data processing means. (5) The storage endoscope apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage means is a read-only memory into which endoscope-specific data is written by the manufacturer at the time of manufacturing the endoscope.