Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit
US5339799A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/064
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical system according to the present invention comprises a medical apparatus including an operation unit manipulated by a surgeon and a treatment section formed away from the operation unit for treating a subject, a detector or a pressure sensor for detecting a state of contact between the subject and the treatment section, and a reproduction mechanism for amplifying a small contact pressure according to the output of the detector and thus reproduce the state of contact so that the surgeon can perceive the state of contact.
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