Surgical operation system
First Claim
1. An energy-selective operation system comprising:
- a plurality of handpieces for generating predetermined energies;
a driving signal generator for generating a driving signal with which said plurality of handpieces is driven;
an output switching unit for switching the output destinations of the driving signal to select any of said plurality of handpieces;
selection signal generators, included in said plurality of handpieces, for generating a selection signal which indicates that any of said plurality of handpieces has been selected, a notifier for notifying information of a handpiece, from which the selection signal is transmitted, out of said plurality of handpieces; and
a switching control unit for controlling said switching unit so that the output destinations of the driving signal will be switched to select the handpiece, from which the selection signal is transmitted, from among said plurality of handpieces.
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Abstract
A plurality of handpieces used to perform an operation is connected to a main operation apparatus, which generates a driving signal, through connectors formed on the main apparatus. When an operator holds a handpiece he/she wants to use, an output line over which the driving signal is transmitted is routed to the held handpiece owing to an output of a sensor that detects a change in capacitance stemming from the hold. The operator therefore need not manually set a mode in which the driving signal is applied to the handpiece he/she wants to use. Moreover, a port number assigned to a port to which the output line is routed is indicated on a display device. The operator can readily identify the usable handpiece.
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33 Claims
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1. An energy-selective operation system comprising:
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a plurality of handpieces for generating predetermined energies;
a driving signal generator for generating a driving signal with which said plurality of handpieces is driven;
an output switching unit for switching the output destinations of the driving signal to select any of said plurality of handpieces;
selection signal generators, included in said plurality of handpieces, for generating a selection signal which indicates that any of said plurality of handpieces has been selected, a notifier for notifying information of a handpiece, from which the selection signal is transmitted, out of said plurality of handpieces; and
a switching control unit for controlling said switching unit so that the output destinations of the driving signal will be switched to select the handpiece, from which the selection signal is transmitted, from among said plurality of handpieces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An energy-selective operation system comprising:
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a plurality of handpieces for generating predetermined energies;
a driving signal generator for generating a driving signal with which said plurality of handpieces is driven;
an output switching unit for switching the output destinations of the driving signal sent from said driving signal generator to select any of said plurality of handpieces;
hand-held members included in said plurality of handpieces and held for treatment;
hold detecting devices included in said hand-held members, said hold detecting devices each detecting whether said hand-held member is held, and producing a predetermined hold detection signal; and
an output switching control unit for receiving the hold detection signal, and controlling said output switching unit that switches the output destinations of the driving signal to select a handpiece from which the hold detection signal is transmitted. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An operation apparatus comprising:
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an energy generator for generating predetermined energy in response to a driving signal generated by a driving signal generator;
a handpiece body having said energy generator incorporated therein;
a hand-held member included in said handpiece body and held for treatment;
a hold detecting device, included in said handpiece body, for detecting that said hand-held member is held when said hand-held member is held, and producing a hold detection signal; and
a driving signal input device for, when said hold detecting device produces the hold detection signal, receiving the driving signal sent from said predetermined driving signal generator, and transferring the driving signal to said energy generator. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An operation system comprising:
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a driving signal generator including a driving signal output device through which a driving signal is applied to a handpiece that is supposed to generate operating energy;
an expansion unit to be plugged in to said driving signal output device so that it can be unplugged freely, said expansion unit including a selector for selectively transmitting the driving signal, which is received through said driving signal output device, through any one of a plurality of output terminals;
a remote controller for remotely controlling said driving signal output device via said expansion unit;
a switching unit for switching the destinations of the driving signal received by said expansion unit according to a signal induced with a manipulation performed on said remote controller so that the driving signal will be transmitted through one of said plurality of output terminals;
a status signal generator for generating an output terminal status signal that indicates whichever of said output terminals has been selected by said switching unit and whether the selected output terminal is active; and
a display device for indicating based on the output terminal status signal whether the selected output terminal is active. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An endoscopic operation system comprising:
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an endoscope used to observe an intracorporeal region;
a signal processor for processing an image signal, which is produced by an imaging device incorporated in said endoscope, to produce a video signal;
an endoscopic image display device for displaying an endoscopic image, which is picked up by said imaging device, according to the video signal;
a plurality of operating handpieces for generating treatment energies;
a driving signal generator for generating a driving signal which causes any operating handpiece out of said plurality of operating handpieces to generate treatment energy;
an output switching unit, connected between said driving signal generator and said plurality of operating handpieces, for switching the routes of an output line over which the driving signal is transmitted;
hand-held members included in said plurality of operating handpieces and held for treatment;
hold detecting devices, included in said hand-held members, said hold detecting devices each producing a predetermined hold detection signal when detecting that said hand-held member is held;
an output switching control unit for receiving the hold detection signal, and controlling said output switching unit so that the output destinations of the driving signal will be switched to select an operating handpiece from which the hold detection signal is transmitted; and
a superimposition unit for superimposing information of a handpiece, from which the hold detection signal is transmitted, on an image displayed on said endoscopic image display device. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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