Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit
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1. A medical system, comprising:
- a medical apparatus for applying medical care to a subject and including an operation unit that a surgeon manipulates and a treatment section located away from and operably connected to said operation unit to treat the subject in association with the manipulation of said operation unit, wherein said treatment section includes a treatment adapting means for grasping or resecting an examined region of the subject;
an observation means for observing at least a state of contact between said treatment section formed in the distal portion of said medical apparatus and the examined region of the subject to be treated with said treatment section, wherein said observation means includes an endoscope having an objective optical system in the distal portion of an elongated insertion tube;
a detecting means operably connected to said treatment adapting means for detecting a state of contact between said treatment section and the subject; and
a reproducing means operably connected to said operation unit for reproducing the state of contact according to an output of said detecting means so that the surgeon can tactilely perceive the state of contact.
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Abstract
A medical system according to the present invention comprises a medical apparatus including an operation unit manipulated by a surgeon and a treatment section formed away from the operation unit for treating a subject, a detector or a pressure sensor for detecting a state of contact between the subject and the treatment section, and a reproduction mechanism for amplifying a small contact pressure according to the output of the detector and thus reproduce the state of contact so that the surgeon can perceive the state of contact.
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1. A medical system, comprising:
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a medical apparatus for applying medical care to a subject and including an operation unit that a surgeon manipulates and a treatment section located away from and operably connected to said operation unit to treat the subject in association with the manipulation of said operation unit, wherein said treatment section includes a treatment adapting means for grasping or resecting an examined region of the subject;
an observation means for observing at least a state of contact between said treatment section formed in the distal portion of said medical apparatus and the examined region of the subject to be treated with said treatment section, wherein said observation means includes an endoscope having an objective optical system in the distal portion of an elongated insertion tube;a detecting means operably connected to said treatment adapting means for detecting a state of contact between said treatment section and the subject; and a reproducing means operably connected to said operation unit for reproducing the state of contact according to an output of said detecting means so that the surgeon can tactilely perceive the state of contact. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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