Endoscope apparatus, function limitation method, and non-transitory recording medium having program recorded therein

    公开(公告)号:US12022990B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17117747

    申请日:2020-12-10

    Inventor: Yusuke Otsuka

    CPC classification number: A61B1/00004 A61B1/00011 A61B1/0004 A61B1/00045

    Abstract: An endoscope apparatus that includes a storage memory storing first authentication information, a transmitter/receiver that performs communication with an endoscope, and an operational device. The operational device performs a process including acquiring the first authentication information stored in the storage memory and acquiring second authentication information stored in the endoscope connected to the endoscope apparatus from the endoscope. The operational device further performs determining whether the acquired first and second authentication information match each other, and limiting execution of at least some functions among a plurality of functions to be executed in cooperation with the endoscope in response to determining that the first and second authentication information do not match each other.

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