IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,605,848
Granted Patent B2
US 12,605,848 · App. 17/717,146 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Critical care system, critical care system control method, transportation means determination system, transportation means determination method, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording program

Inventors: Yoichi Taniguchi (Saitama, JP); Masaaki Muromachi (Saitama, JP); Takahide Yoshiike (Saitama, JP); Kenichiro Sugiyama (Saitama, JP); Yuta Kimura (Saitama, JP); Tomohiro Kawakami (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B25J11/009B25J9/1689G16H40/63B25J5/00G05B2219/45117G05D1/0212
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Patent No.
US 12,605,848
App. No.
17/717,146
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a critical care system, a critical care system control method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program. A critical care system includes: a photographing device which is capable of remotely controlling at least one of a position and a direction; a critical care tool storage part which stores a critical care tool; a critical care robot which includes at least one end effector that allows for remote control; a terminal with which at least one operator remotely operates the critical care robot; and a server which is capable of acquiring medical condition information and environmental information acquired by the critical care robot, transmitting the acquired medical condition information and environmental information to the terminal, receiving operation information for the critical care robot from the terminal, and controlling the critical care robot based on the received operation information.

Claims (43)

1 . A critical care system comprising:

a first photographing device which is capable of remotely controlling at least one of a position and a direction;

a critical care tool storage part which stores a critical care tool;

a critical care robot which comprises at least one end effector that allows for remote control, wherein the at least one end effector comprises a pointer, and wherein the pointer instructs a person who performs a treatment on a patient to be treated by the remote control;

a terminal with which at least one operator remotely operates the critical care robot; and

a server which is capable of acquiring medical condition information and environmental information acquired by the critical care robot, transmitting the acquired medical condition information and environmental information to the terminal, receiving operation information for the critical care robot from the terminal, and controlling the critical care robot based on the received operation information.

2 . The critical care system according to claim 1 , wherein the critical care robot is capable of being operated by a plurality of people, and

the server transfers a control right of an operator having a low priority to an operator having a high priority based on a priority.

3 . The critical care system according to claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of the terminals, a first terminal is operated by an operator of the critical care robot, and a second terminal is operated by a doctor,

the critical care robot comprises a second photographing device, and

the second photographing device is operable by the doctor by operating the second terminal, and is capable of observing a patient from a different viewpoint from the operator of the critical care robot.

4 . The critical care system according to claim 1 , wherein there are a plurality of the terminals, and a coordinator operates another terminal different from a terminal operated by an operator of the critical care robot, and

the another terminal transmits a result of determining a destination hospital based on medical condition information and environmental data by the coordinator to the server.

5 . The critical care system according to claim 1 , wherein the server:

transmits the medical condition information acquired by the critical care robot to the terminal in real time, and

adds a processing instruction to environmental data acquired by the critical care robot at the time of storage for privacy protection.

6 . A critical care system control method for a critical care system, the critical care system comprising a first photographing device which is capable of remotely controlling at least one of a position and a direction, a critical care tool storage part which stores a critical care tool, a critical care robot which comprises at least one end effector that allows for remote control, a terminal with which at least one operator remotely operates the critical care robot, and a server,

wherein the at least one end effector of the critical care robot comprises a pointer,

wherein the critical care system control method comprises:

acquiring, by the critical care robot, medical condition information and environmental information, and transmitting the acquired medical condition information and environmental information to the server; and

transmitting, by the server, the acquired medical condition information and environmental information to the terminal, receiving operation information for the critical care robot from the terminal, and controlling the critical care robot based on the received operation information to use the pointer to instruct a person who performs a treatment on a patient to be treated by the remote control.

7 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording a program for a critical care system, the critical care system comprising a first photographing device capable of remotely controlling at least one of a position and a direction, a critical care tool storage part which stores a critical care tool, a critical care robot which comprises at least one end effector that allows for remote control, a terminal with which at least one operator remotely operates the critical care robot, and a server,

wherein the at least one end effector of the critical care robot comprises a pointer,

wherein the program causes a computer of the server to:

acquire, by the critical care robot, medical condition information and environmental information, and transmit the acquired medical condition information and environmental information to the server;

transmit the acquired medical condition information and the environmental information to the terminal; and

receive operation information for the critical care robot from the terminal, and control the critical care robot based on the received operation information to use the pointer to instruct a person who performs a treatment on a patient to be treated by the remote control.

8 . A critical care robot which allows for remote control, the critical care robot comprising:

a first photographing device which is capable of remotely controlling at least one of a position and a direction through a remote control of a main remote operator by using a terminal via a server;

a critical care tool storage part which stores a critical care tool; and

at least one end effector which allows for remote control and comprises a pointer, wherein the pointer instructs a person who performs a treatment on a patient to be treated by the remote control; and

a communication part that transmits medical condition information and environmental information to the terminal via the server, and receive operation information for controlling the critical care robot from the terminal via the server.

9 . The critical care robot according to claim 8 , further comprising two arms, wherein the end effector is capable of operating the critical care tool and is connected to the two arms.

10 . The critical care robot according to claim 8 , further comprising a second photographing device which is connectable by another person in addition to a main remote operator.

11 . The critical care robot according to claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of display devices and speakers with directivity.

12 . The critical care robot according to claim 8 , further comprising a movement means.

13 . The critical care robot according to claim 12 , wherein the movement means is driven to assist movement when the critical care robot is moving.

14 . The critical care robot according to claim 8 , wherein the end effector is storable in a main body.

15 . A critical care robot system comprising:

the critical care robot according to claim 8 ;

at least one terminal used for remote control of the critical care robot;

a position information acquisition device which acquires position information of a patient to receive critical care; and

a server which generates control information for the critical care robot based on remote control from the terminal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 12, 2022
From: TANIGUCHI, YOICHI; MUROMACHI, MASAAKI; YOSHIIKE, TAKAHIDE; SUGIYAMA, KENICHIRO; KIMURA, YUTA; KAWAKAMI, TOMOHIRO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (5)
JP 2021-069010 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
JP 2021-069011 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
JP 2021-069012 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
JP 2021-069013 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
JP 2021-069014 · Apr 15, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220331973A1 · Oct 20, 2022
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