Operation system

• US 7,563,259 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2004
• Issued: 07/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Takahashi, Hiroyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Cohen; Lee S
• Application Number:
  US10/958,868
• Publication Number:
  US 20050080403A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,750 Days
• Field of Search: 606/1, 606/27, 606/34, 128/903
• 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 plurality of medical devices and a remote control device for remotely controlling the medical devices, each of the medical devices having an identification code, the remote control device having an identification code,

the remote control device comprising:

a remote control side transmitting and receiving unit which can communicate with the medical devices;

a remote control side storing unit which stores or outputs identification codes of the medical devices, which are received from the medical devices via the remote control side transmitting and receiving unit;

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

remote control side control means which determines a target medical device from the plurality of medical devices based on an instruction from a user of the operation system, transmits the identification code of the target medical device, the identification code of the remote control device, and a driving control command to the target medical device via the remote control side transmitting and receiving unit;

and a radio foot switch, operable to transmit the identification code of the remote control device to the target medical device and operate the target medical device, including at least one pedal which is operable to control the operation of the target medical device,

each of said plurality of medical devices comprising;

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

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

a medical device side output circuit which outputs the identification code of the medical device;

medical device side 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 medical device side transmitting and receiving unit, matches the identification code of the remote control device, which is stored in the medical device side storing unit and when the identification code of the target medical device in association with the driving command and determined by the remote control device, which is received via the medical device side transmitting and receiving unit, matches the identification code of the medical device, which is outputted from the medical device side output circuit.

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

3. The operation system according to claim 1, wherein:

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

the medical device transmits, via the medical device side 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. The operation system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a medical device changeover 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. The 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. The 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. The operation system according to claim 1, wherein the pedal is operable by pressing.

8. An operation system having a plurality of medical devices and a remote control device for remotely controlling the medical devices, each of the medical devices having an identification code, the remote control device having an identification code,

the remote control device comprising:

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

remote control side storing means which stores or outputs identification codes of the medical devices, which are received from the medical devices via the remote control side transmitting and receiving means;

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

remote control side means which determines a target medical device from the plurality of medical devices based on an instruction from a user of the operation system, transmits the identification code of the target medical device, the identification code of the remote control device, and a driving control command to the target medical device via the remote control side transmitting and receiving means; and

a radio foot switch, operable to transmit the identification code of the remote control device to the target medical device and operate the target medical device, including at least one pedal which is operable to control the operation of the target medical device,

each of said plurality of medical devices comprising;

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

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

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

medical device side 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 medical device side transmitting and receiving means, matches the identification code of the remote control device, which is stored in the medical device side storing means, and when the identification code of the target medical device in association with the driving command and determined by the remote control device, which is received via the medical device side transmitting and receiving means, matches the identification code of the medical device, which is outputted from the medical device side output means.

9. The operation system according to claim 8, wherein the pedal is operable by pressing.