Patent ID: 11954906
Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  A  H | IPC A  G  H

Claim 14:
15. An endoscopic device comprising:
a camera, and
an endoscope, the endoscope having one or more optical elements, the camera being attached to the endoscope by a camera head, wherein at least one optical element of the one or more optical elements is a lens within the endoscope, and comprises an optical marking configured to allow verification of an identity of: one or more of the optical element, and of the endoscope, wherein the optical marking is detectable by the camera to verify one or more of: an identity, and a configuration of the endoscopic device, wherein the at least one optical element:
is arranged within a beam path of the endoscope, and
each optical marking is within the beam path.