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Medical handling device and method for controlling a handling device

US11981035B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

KARL STORZ SE & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Stephan Schrader · Kleinmachnow, DE
Benedikt Koehler · Emmingen-Liptingen, DE
Chang Hae Kim · Tuttlingen, DE
Marco Schulze · Berlin, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 17, 2020
Grant date	May 14, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 20, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG05B2219/45169
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical handling device comprises an instrument holder for holding an observation instrument that is equipped with an image capturing unit for capturing an image section. The handling device further comprises a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder and a control device that comprises a handling control unit for controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit for controlling the observation instrument. An input device is coupled to the control device for selecting an image section to be reproduced. The control device is adapted to control the robotic handling unit in response to user inputs at the input device to change the captured image section. The control device is adapted to convert operating commands at the input device into movement instructions, depending on a present orientation of the image capturing unit.

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