Operation system

• US 20050080403A1
• Filed: 10/05/2004
• Published: 04/14/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Hiroyuki
• Granted Patent: US 7,563,259 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/00 Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets A61B18/00 takes precedence; contraceptive devices, pessaries, or applicators therefor A61F6/00; eye surgery A61F9/007; ear surgery A61F11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00017 Electrical control of surgical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00973 pedal-operated
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320082 for incising tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 128/903 Radio telemetry

Abstract

In an operation system according to the present invention, a radio foot switch is turned on and a pedal is pressed. Further, a medical device as a control target is turned on and a signal indicating the press operation of the pedal is transmitted together with an ID code. The medical device as the control target receives the signal and stores the ID code, thus to enter an identification state of a remote control device. The medical device returns the ID code and thus the radio foot switch stores the ID code so that the radio foot switch identifies, based on the returned ID code, the medical device which transmits the ID code as the control target. Then, upon pressing the pedal, an operating signal is transmitted to the ID code of the medical device as the control target and thus the remote control operation is possible without fail between the radio foot switch and the medical device as the control target which are not specified.

Claims

1. An operation system having a medical device and a remote control device for remotely controlling the medical device,

the remote control device comprising:

a transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the medical device;

a storing unit which stores or outputs an identification code of the medical device, which is received from the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit;

an output circuit which outputs the identification code of the remote control device;

control means which transmits the identification code of the medical device, the identification code of the remote control device, and a driving control command to the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit; and

a calculating control unit which controls by calculation the functions,

the medical device comprising;

a transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the remote control device;

a storing unit which stores or outputs the identification code of the remote control device, which is received from the remote control device via the transmitting and receiving unit;

an output circuit which outputs the identification code of the medical device;

control means which drives the medical device, when the identification code of the remote control device in association with the driving command, which is received via the transmitting and receiving unit, matches the identification code of the remote control device, which is stored in the storing unit and when the identification code of the medical device in association with the driving command, which is received via the transmitting and receiving unit, matches the identification code of the medical device, which is outputted from the output circuit that outputs the identification code of the medical device; and

a calculating control unit which controls by calculation the information.

2. An operation system according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the identification code of the medical device, which is stored in the storing unit and is received from the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit, and the identification code of the remote control device, which is stored in the storing unit and is received from the remote control device via the transmitting and receiving unit, can be replaced with a new medical device identification code or a new remote control device identification code.

3. An operation system according to claim 1, wherein the remote control device transmits its identification code to the entire medical devices included in the operation system, which can receive its identification code, by operating a switch which can operate the medical device,

the medical device stores or outputs the identification code of the remote control device, which is received from the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit of the medical device, after turning on the medical device, and

the medical device transmits, via the transmitting and receiving unit to the remote control device, the identification code of the remote control device and the identification code of the medical device.

4. An operation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a medical device change-over device,

wherein the medical device change-over device transmits the selected information to the medical device which is remotely controlled by the remote control device.

5. An operation system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a medical device switching device which can select a medical device to be selected by voice.

6. An operation system according to claim 4, further comprising:

a medical device switching device which can select a medical device to be selected by a switch.

7. A remote control device having a switch which can remotely control a medical device, the remote control device comprising:

a transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the medical device that is remotely controlled;

a storing unit which stores or outputs an identification code of the medical device which is received from the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit;

control means which transmits the identification code of the medical device, the identification code of the remote control device, and a driving control command to an output circuit which outputs the identification code of the remote control device and to the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit; and

a calculation control unit which controls the functions by calculation.

8. A remote control device according to claim 7, wherein a medical device identification code of the medical device, which is stored in the storing unit and is remotely controlled, can be replaced.

9. A remote control device according to claim 7, wherein the transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the remotely-controlled medical device transmits at least one piece of information of a remote control device identification code for the remote control device and a medical device identification code for the remotely-controlled medical device, by operating an operating portion.

10. A medical device which can remotely be controlled by a remote control device, the medical device comprising:

a transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the medical device;

a storing unit which stores or outputs an identification code of the medical device, which is received from the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit;

an output circuit which outputs the identification code of the remote control device;

control means which transmits the identification code of the medical device, the identification code of the remote control device, and a driving control command to the medical device via the transmitting and receiving unit; and

a calculation control unit which controls the functions by calculation.

11. A medical device according to claim 10, wherein the medical device identification code stored in the storing unit can be replaced with a new medical device identification code.

12. A medical device according to claim 10, wherein the transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the remotely-controlled medical device transmits at least information of the identification code for the remote control device or the identification code for the remotely-controlled medical device.

13. An operation system having a medical device and a remote control device for remotely controlling the medical device,

the remote control device comprising:

transmitting and receiving means which can communicate with the medical device;

storing means which stores or outputs an identification code of the medical device, which is received from the medical device via the transmitting and receiving means;

output means which outputs the identification code of the remote control device;

means which transmits the identification code of the medical device, the identification code of the remote control device, and a driving control command to the medical device via the transmitting and receiving means; and

a calculating control unit which controls by calculation the functions,

the medical device comprising;

transmitting and receiving means which can communicate with the remote control device;

storing means which stores or outputs the identification code of the remote control device, which is received from the remote control device via the transmitting and receiving means;

output means which outputs the identification code of the medical device;

means which drives the medical device, when the identification code of the remote control device in association with the driving command, which is received via the transmitting and receiving means, matches the identification code of the remote control device, which is stored in the storing means, and when the identification code of the medical device in association with the driving command, which is received via the transmitting and receiving means, matches the identification code of the medical device, which is outputted from the output circuit that outputs the identification code of the medical device;

a calculating control unit which controls by calculation the information.