Operation support system and support method of operation support system

• US 20050149001A1
• Filed: 10/08/2004
• Published: 07/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Nakamura, Takeaki, Gotanda, Masakazu, Uchikubo, Akinobu
• Application Number:
  US10/961,987
• Publication Number:
  US 20050149001A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/00 Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges protective face masks A41D13/11; surgeon's or patient's gowns or dresses A41D13/12; devices for carrying-off, for treatment of, or for carrying-over, body liquids A61M1/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/30 Devices for illuminating a surgical field, the devices having an interrelation with other surgical devices or with a surgical procedure
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/361 Image-producing devices, e.g. surgical cameras
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/40 relating to mechanical, radiation or invasive therapies, e.g. surgery, laser therapy, dialysis or acupuncture
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/67 for remote operation

Abstract

In an operation support system, an operation device portion and a support device portion are connected to each other through a communication line. The operation device portion comprises a controller which controls a plurality of medical devices and a signal transmitting device which transmits data to the support device portion side with a communication protocol to be transmitted to the communication line and receives data from the support device portion side.

Claims

1. An operation support system in which an operation device portion and a support device portion are connected each other through a communication line,

wherein the operation device portion comprises a controller which controls a plurality of medical devices and a signal transmitting device which transmits data to the support device portion side with a communication protocol to be transmitted to the communication line and receives data from the support device portion side,

wherein the controller comprises

a transmitting-data storing portion which stores predetermined data from control data of the plurality of medical devices as data to be transmitted,

an address storing portion which stores an address on the communication line of the support device portion, and

a data transmitting control portion which transmits the data to be transmitted to the support device portion through the communication line, and

wherein the data transmitting control portion reads the address from the address storing portion upon monitoring the control data and finding change on the transmitting data, and transmits the transmitting data which is changed therein to the support device portion through the communication line.

2. The operation support system according to claim 1, wherein the operation device portion comprises a signal processing portion which generates an image signal for picking-up an image of an operation state of the medical device into a standard video signal, and the controller controls the signal processing portion.

3. The operation support system according to claim 1, wherein the operation device portion comprises a signal processing portion which generates an endoscope image signal for picking-up an image of an operation state of the medical device into a standard video signal, and the controller controls a light source device which supplies illumination light to the signal processing and an endoscope.

4. The operation support system according to claim 2, wherein the signal processing portion is connected to a monitor and an image recording portion, and outputs the signal-processed video signal to the monitor and the image recording portion.

5. The operation support system according to claim 3, wherein the signal processing portion is connected to a monitor and an image recording portion, and outputs the signal-processed video signal to the monitor and the image recording portion.

6. The operation support system according to claim 1, wherein the controller connects an instruction input portion for instructing the control operation to a patient data input portion for inputting patient data.

7. The operation support system according to claim 1, wherein the support device portion comprises:

a signal transmitting device which receives/transmits data from/to the signal transmitting portion of the operation device portion through the communication line;

a support-device-portion controller; and

an input device which is connected to the support-device-portion controller.

8. The operation support system according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of medical devices are connected to the support-device-portion controller by a common network protocol.

9. The operation support system according to claim 8, wherein the common network protocol is an Ethernet (registered trademark) protocol.

10. The operation support system according to claim 8, wherein a protocol of the communication line is an Internet protocol.

11. An operation support system in which an operation device portion and a support device portion are connected each other through a communication line,

wherein the operation device portion comprises a controller which controls a plurality of medical devices, a signal transmitting device which transmits data to the support device portion side with a communication protocol to be transmitted to the communication line and receives data from the support device portion side, and a signal processing portion which generates a standard video signal of an image of an operation state picked-up by the medical device,

wherein the controller comprises

a transmitting-data storing portion which stores predetermined data from control data of the plurality of medical devices as data to be transmitted,

an address storing portion which stores an address on the communication line of the support device portion, and

a data transmitting control portion which transmits the data to be transmitted to the support device portion through the communication line, and

the data transmitting control portion reading the address from the address storing portion upon monitoring the control data and finding change on the transmitting data, and transmitting the transmitting data which is changed therein to the support device portion through the communication line, and

wherein the support device portion comprises:

a signal transmitting device which receives/transmits data from/to the signal transmitting portion of the operation device portion through the communication line;

a support-device-portion controller; and

an input device which is connected to the support-device-portion controller, a monitor for displaying the image transmitted from the operation device portion is connected to the signal transmitting device of the support device portion, the support-device-portion controller captures the image transmitted from the operation device portion as a still image, combines the support image inputted by the input device and displays the combined image on another monitor, and transmits information on the still image combined to the support image to the operation device portion side through the signal transmitting device.

12. The operation support system according to claim 11, wherein the signal processing portion of the operation device portion is connected to a monitor and an image recording portion, and a signal-processed video signal is outputted to the monitor and the image recording portion.

13. The operation support system according to claim 12, wherein the operation device portion outputs the information on the still image combined to the support image transmitted from the support device portion to another monitor through the signal transmitting device and the controller.

14. A support method of an operation support system for connecting a support device portion to an operation device portion through a communication line, comprising:

a transmitting-data storing step of storing predetermined data to be transmitted from control data of the plurality of medical devices into a storing portion of a controller;

an address storing step of storing an address on the communication line of the support device portion into the storing portion; and

a data transmitting control step of reading the address from the storing portion upon monitoring the control data and changing the transmitting data, and transmits the transmitting data which is changed therein to the support device portion from the controller through the communication line.