摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope which detects a leak without requiring a complicated work. <P>SOLUTION: The endoscope is equipped with a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a humidity monitoring means for monitoring humidity inside the endoscope, an electricity storage means for supplying power to make the humidity monitoring means function, and an abnormality informing means for informing of abnormalities depending on the monitored result by the humidity monitoring means. The humidity monitoring means determines the existence of the leak when the humidity reaches a prescribed value or higher at a prescribed temperature or higher and informs the abnormality informing means of the abnormality. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT |