Device, system and method for cleaning and/or drying an endoscope

A device for cleaning and/or drying at least one window arranged at the distal end of an endoscope comprising:

• an image capture device having at least one optical window for capturing image data and/or at least one further window for illuminating an object space using an illumination device,
• at least one cleaning module comprising at least one fluid channel and at least one nozzle which is designed to clean and/or dry the at least one optical window and/or the at least one further window by means of at least one fluid;
• and
• a control unit,
• wherein the control unit is configured to analyze the captured image data and, based on a deterioration in the image quality of the captured image data, to output control instructions to the cleaning module automatically or manually by an operator and/or at predetermined time intervals to activate a fluid pulse for cleaning and/or drying the at least one optical window,
• wherein the fluid pulse is adjustable by at least one cleaning parameter by means of the control unit, wherein the at least one cleaning parameter is selected from a group comprising:
• a pulse duration, a number of pulses, a pulse-pause ratio, a total cleaning duration, a type of fluid, a fluid volume, a fluid volumes, a fluid velocity, and/or a pressure.