Patent ID: 8599250

Claim:
An endoscope video system for wirelessly powering an endoscope coupled to a detachable camera comprising: an endoscope having a first transponder/transceiver positioned thereon, the first transponder/transceiver transmitting and receiving data and wireless energy; a camera head comprising a first housing having a second transponder/transceiver positioned thereon, the second transponder/transceiver wirelessly coupling to the first transponder/transceiver when brought in proximity thereto to transmit energy; an endoscope light source positioned on said endoscope, said endoscope light source coupled to said first transponder/transceiver and receiving electrical power from said first transponder/transceiver; said endoscope light source generating illuminating light, which is transmitted to an area to be viewed; an imager positioned on said endoscope, said imager generating image data representative of the area; a memory positioned on said endoscope and having stored therein electronic representations of parameters and data specific to the endoscope; wherein the camera head receives the image data and the parameters via the second transponder/transceiver from the first transponder/transceiver; a camera control unit comprising a second housing, coupled to the camera head via a cable or wireless connection, said camera control unit identifying the endoscope in use based on the electronic representations of endoscope parameter and receiving and processing the image data.