Patent ID: 7670283
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: A61B,G06Q,G16H,G16Z

Abstract:
1. A system providing information about an endoscope, comprising: a use time obtaining unit for obtaining a use time from a use start of an endoscope until a present time of use of the endoscope; a number of use times obtaining unit for obtaining a number of use times from the use start of the endoscope until the present time of use of the endoscope; an estimating unit making an estimation of a secular change in the endoscope from the use start until the present time based on the use time obtained by the use time obtaining unit and the number of use times obtained by the number of use times obtaining unit; and a displaying unit displaying a ratio of a result of the estimation to a degree of the secular change, which is preset for the endoscope, wherein the estimating unit determines a secular change amount of the endoscope as a result of the estimation, by adding a first secular change amount of the endoscope based on only the use time and a second secular change amount of the endoscope based on only the number of use times.