Remote surgery support system
First Claim
1. A remote surgery support system, comprising:
- an endoscopic imaging means, installed in an operating room, for imaging a region, which undergoes surgery, using an endoscope inserted into a patient'"'"'s body;
a first control means for controlling said endoscopic imaging means and a surgical instrument used for surgery;
an input means for use in inputting a control signal, with which said surgical instrument is controlled, to said first control means;
a first signal transmission apparatus for receiving said control signal, which is input using said input means, from said first control means, and converting the signal;
a communication line over which a signal produced by said first signal transmission apparatus is transmitted from said operating room to a control room in a remote place;
a second signal transmission apparatus for receiving a signal produced by said first signal transmission apparatus over said transmission line, and converting the signal into a signal corresponding to said signal that has not been converted by said first signal transmission apparatus;
a second control means for receiving said signal from said second signal transmission apparatus; and
a display device for displaying an output of said second control means.
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Abstract
A first signal transmission apparatus installed in an operating room and a second signal transmission apparatus installed in a remote control room in a remote place are linked by a public line. Assuming that surgery is performed on a patient using a surgical instrument in the operating room while endoscopic images are viewed, the surgical instrument can be controlled using a first controller. The contents of control and patient data are displayed on a display device via a second controller connected to the second signal transmission apparatus. The state of the surgical instrument and the patient data can always be checked in the remote control room. Surgical instructions or any other surgical support can be given easily.
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3 Claims
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1. A remote surgery support system, comprising:
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an endoscopic imaging means, installed in an operating room, for imaging a region, which undergoes surgery, using an endoscope inserted into a patient'"'"'s body;
a first control means for controlling said endoscopic imaging means and a surgical instrument used for surgery;
an input means for use in inputting a control signal, with which said surgical instrument is controlled, to said first control means;
a first signal transmission apparatus for receiving said control signal, which is input using said input means, from said first control means, and converting the signal;
a communication line over which a signal produced by said first signal transmission apparatus is transmitted from said operating room to a control room in a remote place;
a second signal transmission apparatus for receiving a signal produced by said first signal transmission apparatus over said transmission line, and converting the signal into a signal corresponding to said signal that has not been converted by said first signal transmission apparatus;
a second control means for receiving said signal from said second signal transmission apparatus; and
a display device for displaying an output of said second control means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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