Observation system and light emitting method
An aspect of the present disclosure relates to an observation system including a control device that controls irradiation light with which different irradiation environments are irradiated, in which the control device includes a control unit that controls a light source device that generates the irradiation light, and an acquisition unit that acquires irradiation environment information regarding an irradiation environment of the irradiation light, and the control unit causes a display unit to display a first software key in a case where the irradiation environment information acquired by the acquisition unit includes an open field, and causes the display unit to display a second software key in a case where the irradiation environment information does not include an open field, a function corresponding to predetermined light emission is disabled in the first software key, and the function corresponding to the predetermined light emission is enabled in the second software key.
1 . An observation system comprising a control device that controls irradiation light with which different irradiation environments are irradiated, wherein
the control device includes:
a control unit that controls a light source device that generates the irradiation light; and
an acquisition unit that acquires irradiation environment information regarding an irradiation environment of the irradiation light,
the control unit causes a display unit to display a first software key in a case where the irradiation environment information acquired by the acquisition unit includes an open field, and causes the display unit to display a second software key in a case where the irradiation environment information does not include an open field, and
a function corresponding to predetermined light emission is disabled in the first software key, and the function corresponding to the predetermined light emission is enabled in the second software key.
2 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined light emission includes light emission that causes flickering that can be sensed by human eyes.
3 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined light emission includes light emission in which a plurality of light emission states which is different in at least one of brightness or wavelength is temporally switched at a frequency equal to or higher than 3 Hz and less than 65 Hz.
4 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined light emission includes light emission in which at least a first state and a second state in which light emission intensity in a band of visible light is higher than that in the first state are periodically repeated, and the second state is maintained for a period longer than 7.7 ms.
5 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the software key to be disabled and the software key to be enabled are displayed in different display modes on the display unit.
6 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the first software key and the second software key include software keys related to brightness control and are associated with target values of brightness.
7 . The observation system according to claim 6 , wherein a range of brightness selectable by the second software key is wider than a range of brightness selectable by the first software key.
8 . The observation system according to claim 7 , wherein a range of a target value of brightness selectable by a user changes between the first software key and the second software key.
9 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the first software key and the second software key are associated with an observation mode selection function.
10 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the first software key and the second software key are associated with a function for selecting a fluorescence wavelength or an excitation wavelength.
11 . The observation system according to claim 10 , wherein a function corresponding to light emission of visible light is disabled in the first software key, and the function corresponding to the light emission of the visible light is enabled in the second software key.
12 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the acquisition unit acquires a type of a light guide unit connected to the light source device as the irradiation environment information and determines that an open field is included in a case where the light source device is connected via a first-type light guide unit, and
determines that the open field is not included in a case where the light source device is connected via a second-type light guide unit different from the first-type light guide unit.
13 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires a captured image output from an imaging device that captures an image of light from a subject as the irradiation environment information and determines whether or not the open field is included on a basis of the captured image.
14 . The observation system according to claim 13 , wherein
the acquisition unit has a recognition function of recognizing a category of the captured image, and
the acquisition unit determines whether or not the open field is included on a basis of the category.
15 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein
an illumination device for image observation in a state of being attached to an imaging device causes the imaging device to receive light from a subject while shielding part of the light in a form different from that of an illumination device for open field in a state of being attached to the imaging device, and
the acquisition unit acquires information on a light shielding portion in a captured image output from the imaging device as the irradiation environment information and determines whether or not the open field is included on a basis of the information on the light shielding portion.
16 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires information as to whether or not at least part of an illumination device for image observation has passed through a trocar as the irradiation environment information and determines whether or not the open field is included on a basis of the information as to whether or not at least part of the illumination device for image observation has passed through the trocar.
17 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the first software key is displayed on the display unit upon activation of the control device.
18 . The observation system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
the light source device connectable to an illumination device for image observation and an illumination device for open field; and
an imaging device connectable to the illumination device for image observation and the illumination device for open field.
19 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where an imaging device connected to the control device includes a first imaging element that receives white light and a second imaging element that receives fluorescence generated by excitation light, the observation system has a fluorescence imaging mode in which the control device executes control of causing the light source device to periodically emit the excitation light and the white light at predetermined intervals and causing the light source device to emit light in at least part of a wavelength band of the white light also during a light emission period of the excitation light.
20 . A light emitting method for emitting irradiation light with which different irradiation environments are irradiated, the light emitting method comprising:
acquiring an information signal including irradiation environment information regarding an irradiation environment of the irradiation light;
determining whether or not the irradiation environment information includes an open field by the information signal; and
causing a display unit to display a first software key by a control signal in a case where the irradiation environment information includes the open field, and causing the display unit to display a second software key by the control signal in a case where the irradiation environment information does not include the open field,
wherein a function corresponding to predetermined light emission is disabled in the first software key, and the function corresponding to the predetermined light emission is enabled in the second software key.
21 . An observation system comprising a control device that controls irradiation light with which different irradiation environments are irradiated, wherein the control device includes:
a control unit that controls a light source device that generates the irradiation light; and
an acquisition unit that acquires irradiation environment information regarding an irradiation environment of the irradiation light,
the control unit causes a display unit to display a first software key in a case where the irradiation environment information acquired by the acquisition unit includes an open field, and causes the display unit to display a second software key in a case where the irradiation environment information does not include an open field,
the first software key corresponds to a function of periodically repeating at least a first state and a second state in which light emission intensity in a band of visible light is higher than that in the first state, and has a limitation such that the second state is light emission of a period longer than 7.7 ms, and
the second software key does not have the limitation.
22 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined light emission includes light emission that causes flickering that is perceivable by human eyes and light emission that causes flickering that is not perceivable by human eyes but affects humans.
23 . The observation system according to claim 1 , wherein
the predetermined light emission includes light emission in which a plurality of light emission states which is different in at least one of brightness or a wavelength is temporally switched at a frequency equal to or higher than 3 Hz and less than X Hz which is a predetermined value, and
the X Hz is a frequency that can be determined on a basis of a region in which the observation system is to be used.
24 . The observation system according to claim 23 , wherein
the predetermined light emission includes light emission in which at least a first state and a second state in which light emission intensity in a band of visible light is higher than that in the first state are periodically repeated, and the second state is maintained for a period longer than Y ms, and
the Y ms is a value obtained by dividing 500 by the X Hz.