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Granted Patent B2
US 9,585,724 · App. 13/418,683 · Granted Mar 7, 2017

Surgical system

Inventor: Hirotaka Namiki (Tokorozawa, JP)
Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
A61B34/30A61B34/37A61B1/04A61B2017/00119A61B2090/373
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Patent No.
US 9,585,724
App. No.
13/418,683
Granted
Mar 7, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a surgical system includes an imaging system, a determination unit, and a control unit. The imaging system is configured to acquire image information. The determination unit is configured to determine, based on the image information, whether an abnormal state has occurred in the surgical system. The control unit is configured to switch to an abnormality time control mode of executing abnormality-handling processing, when the determination unit determines that an abnormal state has occurred.

Claims (42)

1. A surgical system comprising:

an image processing circuit configured to determine whether or not an image information acquired by an imaging system corresponds to one of a plurality of abnormality detection patterns associated with one or more abnormalities in the imaging system or one or more abnormalities in a display configured to display the image information; and

a control circuit configured to switch to and execute an abnormality processing mode in a case where the image processing circuit determines that the image information corresponds to at least one abnormality detection pattern,

wherein the abnormality processing mode comprises:

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to the plurality of abnormality detection patterns,

calculating an abnormality-handling processing from the plurality of abnormality detection patterns, and

executing the calculated abnormality-handling processing; and

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to one abnormality detection pattern, executing a corresponding abnormality processing, and

wherein calculating the abnormality-handling processing comprises:

weighting the plurality of abnormality detection patterns, respectively;

calculating a sum of the weights; and

identifying the abnormality-handling processing from the sum.

2. A surgical system comprising:

an image processing circuit configured to determine whether or not an image information acquired by an imaging system corresponds to one of a plurality of abnormality detection patterns associated with one or more abnormalities in the imaging system or one or more abnormalities in a display configured to display the image information; and

a control circuit configured to switch to and execute an abnormality processing mode in a case where the image processing circuit determines that the image information corresponds to at least one abnormality detection pattern,

wherein the abnormality processing mode comprises:

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to the plurality of abnormality detection patterns,

calculating an abnormality-handling processing from the plurality of abnormality detection patterns, and

executing the calculated abnormality-handling processing; and

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to one abnormality detection pattern, executing a corresponding abnormality processing, and

wherein the abnormality-handling processing comprises withdrawing a slave arm which is provided on the surgical system and has a tool attached to its distal end from a body of a patient.

3. A method comprising:

determining, by an image processing circuit, whether or not an image information acquired by an imaging system corresponds to one of a plurality of abnormality detection patterns associated with one or more abnormalities in the imaging system or one or more abnormalities in a display configured to display the image information; and

switching to and executing, by a control circuit, an abnormality processing mode in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to at least one abnormality detection pattern,

wherein the abnormality processing mode comprises:

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to the plurality of abnormality detection patterns,

calculating an abnormality-handling processing from the plurality of abnormality detection patterns, and

executing the calculated abnormality-handling processing; and

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to one abnormality detection pattern, executing a corresponding abnormality processing, and

wherein calculating the abnormality-handling processing comprises:

weighting the plurality of abnormality detection patterns, respectively;

calculating a sum of the weights; and

identifying the abnormality-handling processing from the sum.

4. A method comprising:

determining, by an image processing circuit, whether or not an image information acquired by an imaging system corresponds to one of a plurality of abnormality detection patterns associated with one or more abnormalities in the imaging system or one or more abnormalities in a display configured to display the image information; and

switching to and executing, by a control circuit, an abnormality processing mode in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to at least one abnormality detection pattern,

wherein the abnormality processing mode comprises:

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to the plurality of abnormality detection patterns,

calculating an abnormality-handling processing from the plurality of abnormality detection patterns, and

executing the calculated abnormality-handling processing; and

in a case where the image information is determined as corresponding to one abnormality detection pattern, executing a corresponding abnormality processing,

wherein the abnormality-handling processing comprises withdrawing a slave arm which is provided on a surgical system and has a tool attached to its distal end from a body of a patient.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Dec 8, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040905/0239 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2012
From: NAMIKI, HIROTAKA
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 028277/0971 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2011-057050 · Mar 15, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
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