| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control device improved for manipulating a medical device such as a laparoscope. <P>SOLUTION: A surgical robot 3 has an arm 4 extending towards a patient 1, and which has a holder for holding any one of a variety surgical instruments, including laparoscopes. The laparoscope is held in the holder and inserted into an incision 5 in the abdominal area of the patient 1. The surgical robot 3 is controlled through an interface 6, which comprises a control panel with buttons or joystick which is manipulated by a surgeon to control the movement of the laparoscope within the body of the patient 1. Motion of the laparoscope is achieved through one or more motors disposed within the surgical robot 3 or the arm 4 thereof. In one example, the surgeon can control the pan, tilt, and zoom of the laparoscope. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT |
