Endoscopic device, method for verifying an identity of a component of an endoscopic device, and computer program product

An endoscopic system comprising:

• a light source,
• a camera and a camera head, and
• an endoscope, the endoscope including:
• at least one optical element,
• wherein the camera is configured to be attached to the endoscope by the camera head, and
• a cover glass, the cover glass being within a beam path and fixed to, arranged at and sealing either a proximal end or a distal end of the endoscope, the cover glass comprising at least one optical marking with each optical marking being within the beam path and configured to allow verification of one or more of:
• an identity of the cover glass,
• an identity of the endoscope, and
• a configuration of the endoscope.

A method to verify an identity of a component of an endoscopic system, wherein the endoscopic system comprises a light source, a camera and an endoscope comprising one or more optical elements and a cover glass, the method comprising:

• configuring the endoscopic device by one or more of:
• arranging and connecting the light source, the camera, via a camera head, and the endoscope,
• focusing the camera on at least one optical marking of the cover glass, wherein the cover glass is arranged within a beam path of the endoscope, the at least one optical marking configured to allow verification of an identity of at least the endoscope,
• recording an image of the at least one optical marking by the camera,
• analyzing the recorded image and identifying one or more of:
• the at least one optical marking and the endoscope, and
• outputting a result of the identification or identifications.

An endoscopic system comprising:

• a camera, and
• an endoscope, the endoscope having one or more optical elements and a cover glass, the camera being attached to the endoscope by a camera head, wherein at least one optical element of the one or more optical elements is a lens within the endoscope, the cover glass comprising an optical marking configured to allow verification of an identity of the endoscope, wherein the optical marking is detectable by the camera to verify one or more of:
• the identity, and a configuration of the endoscopic, wherein the cover glass:
• is arranged within a beam path of the endoscope,
• seals a proximal end or a distal end of the endoscope, and
• has the optical marking within the beam path.

An endoscopic system comprising:

• a light source,
• a camera,
• an endoscope having one or more optical elements and a cover glass, the camera being attached to the endoscope by a camera head, wherein at least one optical element of the one or more optical elements is a lens inside the endoscope, the cover glass including an optical marking configured to allow verification of one or more of:
• an identity of one or more of the cover glass, and of the endoscope, such that each optical marking can be detected by the camera, and
• instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable information storage media, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, verify one or more of:
• an identity, and a configuration of the endoscopic device, wherein:
• the cover glass is arranged within a beam path,
• the cover glass seals a proximal end or a distal end of the endoscope, and
• the optical marking is within the beam path.