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Medical system

US8105230B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 9, 2007
Grant dateJan 31, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/3941
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical system according to the present invention includes: a medical instrument provided with a treatment portion for performing treatment operations on living body tissue; a treatment portion displacement mechanism for displacing the position of the treatment portion of the medical instrument; a treatment detection portion that detects whether the treatment portion is in a treatment state or a non-treatment state; and a control portion that controls displacement of the treatment portion by controlling the treatment portion displacement mechanism according to detection results from the treatment detection portion.

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