IP Library Granted Patent US 9,158,373
Granted Patent B2
US 9,158,373 · App. 14/168,551 · Granted Oct 13, 2015

Surgical assistant system

Inventors: Takahiro Komuro (Tokyo, JP); Masatoshi Iida (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
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Patent No.
US 9,158,373
App. No.
14/168,551
Granted
Oct 13, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A surgical assistant system includes: an operation unit configured to give an input; an arm unit on which a treatment tool is mounted; an operation imaging unit configured to acquire an operation image that is an image including the operation unit; an endoscope configured to acquire an internal-body image; a mode control unit having a plurality of operation modes and configured to enable one of the plurality of operation modes to be set as a setting operation mode; a driving unit configured to enable the arm unit to be operated based on the input given by the operation unit and the setting operation mode; a synthetic image creation unit configured to synthesize images using at least the operation image to create a synthetic image based on the setting operation mode; and a display unit configured to display the synthetic image.

Claims (61)

1. A surgical assistant system comprising:

an operation unit configured to give an input;

an arm unit on which a treatment tool is mounted;

an operation imaging unit configured to acquire an operation image that is an image including the operation unit;

an endoscope configured to acquire an internal-body image including an image of an interior of a body of a patient;

a mode control unit having a plurality of operation modes and configured to enable one of the plurality of operation modes to be set as a setting operation mode;

a driving unit configured to enable the arm unit to be operated based on the input given by the operation unit and the setting operation mode;

a synthetic image creation unit configured to synthesize images using at least the operation image to create a synthetic image based on the setting operation mode; and

a display unit configured to display the synthetic image.

2. The surgical assistant system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a mode switching unit configured to switch the operation modes,

wherein the operation modes include:

a ready mode in which the arm unit is in a state before being operatable by the operation unit and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image; and

a driving mode in which the driving unit is capable of operating the arm unit based on the input given by the operation unit and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image and the internal-body image, and

the mode switching unit switches the operation mode set as the setting operation mode between the ready mode and the driving mode by transmitting a signal to the mode control unit.

3. The surgical assistant system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an arm imaging unit configured to acquire an arm image that is an image including the arm unit,

wherein the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image by synthesizing images using the arm image.

4. The surgical assistant system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a positioning switching unit configured to switch the operation modes,

wherein the ready mode includes:

a standby mode in which the arm unit is in a standby state in which the arm unit waits in a state before being operatable by the operation unit and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image; and

a positioning mode in which a position of the arm unit is capable of being adjusted and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image and the arm image, and

the positioning switching unit switches the operation mode set as the setting operation mode between the standby mode and the positioning mode by transmitting a signal to the mode control unit.

5. The surgical assistant system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a standby exchange switching unit configured to switch the operation modes,

wherein the arm unit enables the treatment tool to be detachable,

the ready mode includes:

a standby mode in which the arm unit is in a standby state in which the arm unit waits in a state before being operatable by the operation unit and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image; and

a standby surgical device exchange mode in which the arm unit is in a state before being capable of being operated by the operation unit and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image, the internal-body image, and the arm image in a state in which the treatment tool is exchangeable, and

the standby exchange switching unit switches the operation mode set as the setting operation mode between the standby mode and the standby surgical device exchange mode by transmitting a signal to the mode control unit.

6. The surgical assistant system according to claim 5 , wherein the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image in which the operation image and the internal-body image are disposed at an edge of the arm image in the standby surgical device exchange mode.

7. The surgical assistant system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an emergency stop switching unit configured to switch the operation modes,

wherein the ready mode includes:

a standby mode in which the arm unit is in a standby state in which the arm unit waits in a state before being operatable by the operation unit and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image; and

an emergency stop mode in which an operation of the arm unit is forcibly stopped and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image, the internal-body image, and the arm image, and

the emergency stop switching unit switches the operation mode set as the setting operation mode between the standby mode and the emergency stop mode by transmitting a signal to the mode control unit.

8. The surgical assistant system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a driving exchange switching unit configured to switch the operation modes,

wherein the arm unit enables the treatment tool to be detachable,

the driving mode includes:

a driving normal surgical device mode in which the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image using the operation image and the internal-body image in a state in which the arm unit is operated by the operation unit; and

a driving surgical device exchange mode in which the treatment tool is exchangeable and the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the operation image, the internal-body image, and the arm image in the state in which the arm unit is operated by the operation unit, and

the driving exchange switching unit switches the operation mode set as the setting operation mode between the driving normal surgical device mode and the driving surgical device exchange mode by transmitting a signal to the mode control unit.

9. The surgical assistant system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image in which the operation image and the arm image are disposed at an edge of the internal-body image in the driving surgical device exchange mode.

10. The surgical assistant system according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an electric energy switching imaging unit configured to be a part of the operation imaging unit; and

a driving electric mode switching unit configured to switch the operation modes,

wherein the treatment tool is divided into a nonelectric type surgical device that does not use electric energy and an electric type surgical device that uses electric energy,

the operation unit has an electric energy switching unit switching whether or not electric energy is supplied to the electric type surgical device as a part of the operation unit,

the electric energy switching imaging unit acquires an electric energy switching image that is an image including the electric energy switching unit,

the operation image includes the electric energy switching image,

the driving mode includes:

a driving normal surgical device mode in which the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image using the operation image and the internal-body image in a state in which the arm unit is operated by the operation unit; and

a driving electricity treatment tool mode in which the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image including the internal-body image and the electric energy switching image, and

the driving electric mode switching unit switches the operation mode set as the setting operation mode between the driving normal surgical device mode and the driving electricity treatment tool mode by transmitting a signal to the mode control unit.

11. The surgical assistant system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an arm imaging unit configured to acquire an arm image that is an image including the arm unit,

wherein the synthetic image creation unit creates the synthetic image by synthesizing images using the arm image.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2014
From: KOMURO, TAKAHIRO; IIDA, MASATOSHI
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032095/0306 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2012-043487 · Feb 29, 2012 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation PCTJP2012070581 · Aug 6, 2012
Provisional Application 61515203 · Aug 4, 2011
Related Publication 20140148818A1 · May 29, 2014