PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope suitable for preventing liquid leakage of a cell.SOLUTION: The endoscope is constituted of a power source accommodating chamber, a power source unit detachable relative to the power source accommodating chamber, an endoscope side communication unit receiving predetermined interrupting signals transmitted by a predetermined endoscope treating unit, and a detaching instrument forcibly detaching the power source unit from the power source accommodating chamber when receiving the interrupting signals.COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT【課題】電池の液漏れを防ぐのに好適な内視鏡を提供すること。【解決手段】内視鏡を、電源収容室と、電源収容室に対して装脱自在な電源装置と、所定の内視鏡処理装置が送信する所定の割込信号を受信する内視鏡側通信手段と、割込信号を受信すると電源収容室から電源装置を強制的に取り外す取り外し手段と、から構成する。【選択図】図2