Endoscopic image filing system for managing cleaning information of endoscope with image information

An endoscopic image filing system comprising an endoscope apparatus for inserting an endoscope having peculiar information into a coelom, for picking up an image of a region to be observed and for generating an endoscopic image;

• an image filing apparatus connected to a hospital LAN, forming a network within a hospital, for recording said endoscopic image along with said peculiar information;
• a cleaning apparatus which has recording means and is connected to said hospital LAN, for cleaning said endoscope;
• and
• a server connected to said hospital LAN, for controlling said hospital LAN, wherein
• said cleaning apparatus includes:
• a cleaning section for cleaning said endoscope,
• cleaning control means for controlling a cleaning step of said cleaning section,
• cleaning communication data generating means for generating cleaning communication data derived from cleaning information of said cleaning control means and said peculiar information, and
• first data transmitting means for transmitting said cleaning communication data to said image filing apparatus;
• and
• said image filing apparatus includes:
• cleaning management data generating and updating means for generating and updating cleaning management data based on said cleaning communication data which is received, and
• second data transmitting means for transmitting said cleaning management data to said server in order to record said cleaning management data on said recording means.

An endoscopic image filing system comprising an endoscope apparatus for inserting an endoscope having peculiar information into a coelom, for picking up an image of a region to be observed and for generating an endoscopic image;

• an image filing apparatus for recording said endoscopic image and said peculiar information;
• and
• a cleaning apparatus for cleaning said endoscope, wherein
• said cleaning apparatus includes:
• a cleaning section for cleaning said endoscope, cleaning control means for controlling a cleaning step of said cleaning section,
• cleaning communication data generating means for generating cleaning communication data derived from cleaning information of said cleaning control means and said peculiar information, and
• data transmitting means for transmitting said cleaning communication data to said image filing apparatus, and
• said image filing apparatus includes:
• cleaning management data recording and controlling means for generating and updating cleaning management data based on said cleaning communication data which is received.