As for rotary self-propelled type endoscope device 1 of this invention, insertion section around the longitudinal axis of outer circle of 2 in order to insert in the suffering inspection body and the said insertion section the driving force occurrence section the time power occurrence expedient the detection expedient on the basis of the detection result of 52 which detects the physical information which is based on the drive of the aforementioned drive expedient of 3 which possesses the drive expedient 45 which turns 12 which revolution by the fact that it possesses with the information expedient 10 which reports the aforementioned physical information possibly is provided and the said driving force occurrence section and the said rotary drive section and the said detection expedient, with the user the aforementioned driving force occurrence expedientIt can grasp behavior.本発明の回転自走式内視鏡装置1は、被検体に挿入するための挿入部2と、該挿入部の外周の長手軸回りに回転可能に設けられる推進力発生部12と、該推進力発生部を回転させる駆動手段45を有する回動力発生手段3と、該回転駆動部の前記駆動手段の駆動に基づく物理情報を検出する検出手段52と、該検出手段の検出結果に基づいて前記物理情報の報知を行う報知手段10とを具備することで、ユーザにより前記推進力発生手段の挙動が把握できる。
