Surgical assistant system
US9218053B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/18056
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical assistant system includes: an operation unit configured to give an input; an arm unit on which a treatment tool is mounted; an operation imaging unit configured to acquire an operation image that is an image including the operation unit; an endoscope configured to acquire an internal-body image; a mode control unit having a plurality of operation modes and configured to enable one of the plurality of operation modes to be set as a setting operation mode; a driving unit configured to enable the arm unit to be operated based on the input given by the operation unit and the setting operation mode; a synthetic image creation unit configured to synthesize images using at least the operation image to create a synthetic image based on the setting operation mode; and a display unit configured to display the synthetic image.
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