ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL SYSTEM

• US 20100022825A1
• Filed: 06/25/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: YOSHIE, Michifumi
• Application Number:
  US12/491,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20100022825A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/104
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00006 of control signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/00133 Drive units for endoscopic tools inserted through or with the endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 1/018 for receiving instruments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/29 Forceps for use in minimally invasive surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320016 Endoscopic cutting instruments, e.g. arthroscopes, resectoscopes A61B10/0233, A61B17/29, A61B17/3207 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/14 Probes or electrodes therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0034 adapted to be inserted through a working channel of an endoscope
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00398 using powered actuators, e.g. stepper motors, solenoids
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2034/742 Joysticks
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/20 Surgical navigation systems; Devices for tracking or guiding surgical instruments, e.g. for frameless stereotaxis
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 34/70 Manipulators specially adapted for use in surgery

Abstract

Endoscope position/attitude information acquisition means which acquires position/attitude information of an endoscope is connected to a control device which controls a motor box which actively actuates a surgical instrument, and the control device utilizes the position/attitude information to adjust a control signal of the motor box so that a position deviation of the surgical instrument within an endoscope image when the position of the endoscope changes is prevented from occurring.

Claims

1. An endoscopic surgical system comprising:

an endoscope;

a surgical instrument which can be inserted into a channel of the endoscope or a channel of an overtube attached to the endoscope and treats an analyte;

surgical instrument position/attitude information acquisition means for acquiring position/attitude information of the surgical instrument;

surgical instrument powering means which actively actuates the surgical instrument;

control means which controls the surgical instrument powering means; and

surgical instrument instruction input means which transmits an instruction input signal to the control means, wherein

endoscope position/attitude information acquisition means which is connected to the control means and acquires position/attitude information of the endoscope is provided, and

the control means includes control signal adjusting means which utilizes the position/attitude information to adjust a control signal of the surgical instrument powering means.

2. An endoscopic surgical system comprising an endoscopic system and a surgical system, where

the endoscopic system comprises an endoscope,

endoscope position/attitude information acquisition means for acquiring position/attitude information of an insertion portion of the endoscope,

endoscope powering means which straightly moves and rotates the insertion portion of the endoscope,

endoscope control means which controls the endoscope powering means, and

endoscope instruction input means for transmitting an instruction input signal to the endoscope control means;

and

the surgical system comprises a surgical instrument which can be inserted into a channel of the endoscope or a channel of an overtube attached to the endoscope and treats an analyte,

surgical instrument position/attitude information acquisition means for acquiring position/attitude information of the surgical instrument,

surgical instrument powering means which actively actuates the surgical instrument,

surgical instrument control means which controls the surgical instrument powering means,

surgical instrument instruction input means for transmitting an instruction input signal to the surgical instrument control means, and

surgical instrument control means which controls the endoscope powering means and the surgical instrument powering means, wherein

the surgical system performs communication with the endoscopic system regarding the endoscope position/attitude information, and

the surgical instrument control means controls the surgical instrument powering means while causing the surgical instrument powering means to cooperate with the endoscope powering means.

3. An endoscopic surgical system comprising

an endoscopic system and a surgical system, where

the endoscopic system comprises an endoscope having an active bending portion at a distal end portion of an insertion portion to be inserted into a lumen,

an endoscope position/attribute information acquisition device for acquiring position/attribute information of the insertion portion of the endoscope,

endoscope powering means which straightly moves and rotates the insertion portion of the endoscope,

an endoscope bending information acquisition device for acquiring bending information of the bending portion,

bending portion powering means for actuating the active bending portion of the endoscope in a bending manner,

endoscope control means which controls the endoscope powering means and the bending portion powering means, and

endoscope instruction input means for transmitting an instruction input signal to the endoscope control means;

and

the surgical system comprises a surgical instrument which can be inserted into a channel of the endoscope or a channel of an overtube attached to the endoscope and treats an analyte,

surgical instrument position/attribute information acquisition means for acquiring position/attitude information of the surgical instrument,

surgical instrument powering means which actively actuates the surgical instrument,

surgical instrument control means which controls the surgical instrument powering means,

surgical instrument instruction input means for transmitting an instruction input signal to the surgical instrument control means, and

surgical instrument control means for controlling the endoscope powering means and the surgical instrument powering means, wherein

the surgical system performs communication with the endoscopic system regarding the endoscope position/attitude information; and

the surgical instrument control means controls the surgical instrument powering means while causing the surgical instrument powering means to cooperate with the endoscope powering means.