Surgical assistance system

US10582856B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Carl Zeiss Meditec AG · DE

Inventors

• Christoph Hauger · Aalen, DE
• Roland Guckler · Ulm, DE
• Gerald Panitz · Bopfingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2015
• Grant date: Mar 10, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 27, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G16H20/40
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A surgical assistance system includes an endomicroscope (4) and an imaging device (2) for capturing image data, and a transmission unit (63) for transmitting the image data. A pathology unit (70) includes a receiving unit (74) for receiving the image data and a display unit (76) displays the image data. A data connection (69) connects the transmission unit (63) to the receiving unit (74). The imaging device (2) and/or the endomicroscope (4) has at least one functional unit assigned to a functional control unit (65). A data receiving unit (64) receives data from the pathology unit (70). The pathology unit (70) has an input unit (77) for inputting functional control data for the functional control unit (65) and a transmitter unit (73) transmits the functional control data to the devices. The data receiving unit (64) receives and relays the functional control data to the functional control unit (65).