Patent ID: 6364827
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An endoscope having a distal and a proximal end comprising:a lens disposed at the distal end of the endoscope; an image transmission system which transmits an image from the lens to the proximal end of the endoscope; a sensing device disposed within the endoscope, which detects a peak value exceeding a permissible maximum value of at least one ambient parameter selected from the group comprising temperature, pressure, humidity, irradiation, shock, impact and combinations of these which the endoscope is exposed to, and which indicates the detected peak value of the detected parameter outside the endoscope; a recording device located in the endoscope and storing the detected peak value as a stored data; and a transmitter system transmitting the stored data outside the endoscope without contact into the environment and without disassembly of the endoscope wherein the recording device stores and counts a number of detections of the peak value.