| CPC G06F 21/44 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00059 (2013.01); H04L 9/0825 (2013.01); H04L 9/0877 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. An endoscope comprising
a medical device controller for performing a function of the endoscope;
a coupler for physically connecting and disconnecting the endoscope with at least one medical device processor;
an authenticator for authenticating the at least one medical device processor based on information on the at least one medical device processor;
an actuator for activating the medical device controller when the endoscope is connected to the at least one medical device processor by the coupler, and when the at least one medical device processor has been authenticated by the authenticator; and
an input for selectively deactivating and activating the authenticator in accordance with a user's input, such that that actuator:
upon deactivation of the authenticator by the input, activates without authentication the medical device controller when the endoscope is physically connected to the at least one medical device processor by the coupler such that only non-critical functions of the endoscope are available, and
upon activation of the authenticator by the input, activates the medical device controller when the endoscope is physically connected to the at least one medical device processor by the coupler and only when the at least one medical device processor has been authenticated by the authenticator such that both critical and the non-critical functions of the endoscope are available.
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