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Medical supporting arm and medical system

US11540700B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 12, 2017
Grant dateJan 3, 2023
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Expiry dateNov 19, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2505/05
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical supporting arm according to the present disclosure includes a supporting arm and a calculation unit. The supporting arm supports an oblique-viewing endoscope. The calculation unit calculates a rotation angle of the oblique-viewing endoscope around an axis in a longitudinal direction, and an insertion amount of the oblique-viewing endoscope into a human body on the basis of a first expression that defines coordinates of a subject in a coordinate system in which an insertion opening allowing the oblique-viewing endo scope to be inserted into the human body serves as an origin, and a second expression that defines the coordinates of the subject positioned in an optical axis direction of an objective lens disposed at a distal end of the oblique-viewing endoscope in a coordinate system in which the distal end of the oblique-viewing endoscope serves as an origin.

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