Patent ID: 6638212
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A61B,H04L

Abstract:
An endoscope system, comprising:an endoscope including, a storage medium for retrievably storing endoscope-related data; a first input/output terminal for inputting and outputting the endoscope-related data to and from said storage medium; a first transmission path linking said first input/output terminal and said storage medium for transmitting endoscope-related data to said storage medium from said input/output terminal; and a second transmission path linking said first input/output terminal and said storage medium for transmitting endoscope-related data from said storage medium to said first input/output terminal; and a peripheral apparatus including, a second input/output terminal for inputting and outputting endoscope-related data to or from said storage medium in said endoscope; an information reading unit for reading the endoscope-related data from said storage medium through said second input/output terminal; an information output unit for transmitting the endoscope-related data to said storage medium through said second input/output terminal; an information entry unit operatively connected to said information output unit for manual entry of information by a user to be transmitted and stored in said storage medium; and a signal transmission line linking said first input/output terminal of said endoscope and said second input/output terminal of said peripheral apparatus.