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US 11,529,200 B2Granted
Remote control apparatus and remote control system
AssigneeMedicaron Corporation
InventorsKazuki Ishihara, Tetsuya Nakanishi, Shiro Horita
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Abstract
A remote control apparatus according to one or more embodiments may include a display, an operation handle, an armrest, and a supporting mechanism. The supporting mechanism includes a supporting section that supports the display, the operation handle, and the armrest and a driver configured to move the supporting section in an up-and-down direction. The supporting mechanism is configured, upon transitioning between a first mode and a second mode, to move the supporting section by the driver in the up-and-down direction to move the display, the operation handle, and the armrest in an integrated manner in the up-and-down direction.
Claims23
A remote control apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to display an image captured by an endoscope;
- a pair of left and right operation handles separated away from each other in a left-right direction, wherein each of the pair of operation handles is configured to be movable within a predetermined operation range and to remotely operate medical equipment;
- an armrest to support arms of an operator;
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- a supporting mechanism that includes:
- a supporting section supporting the display, the pair of operation handles, and the armrest such that each of the pair of operation handles hangs down from the supporting section;
- and a driver including a motor configured to move the supporting section up-and-down along the driver in a vertical direction, wherein
- the supporting mechanism is configured to be transitionable between a first mode in which each operation handle that is positioned at a neutral position of the operation range is held at a first height position, which is 85 cm or more above a floor surface on which the remote control apparatus is placed and a second mode in which each operation handle that is positioned at the neutral position of the operation range is held at a second height position, which is 48 cm or more below the first height position, and
- the supporting mechanism moves, in response to a posture change instruction to transition between the first mode and the second mode, the supporting section along the driver in the vertical direction by the motor of the driver to move the display, the pair of operation handles, and the armrest in an integrated manner in the vertical direction.
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A remote control apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to display an image captured by an endoscope;
- a pair of left and right operation handles separated away from each other in a left-right direction, wherein each of the pair of operation handles is configured to be movable within a predetermined operation range and to remotely operate medical equipment;
- an armrest to support arms of an operator;
- and
- a supporting mechanism that includes:
- a supporting section supporting the display, the pair of operation handles, and the armrest such that each of the pair of operation handles hangs down from the supporting section;
- and a driver including a motor configured to move the supporting section up-and-down along the driver in a vertical direction, wherein
- the supporting mechanism is configured to be transitionable between a first mode in which each operation handle is held such that the operation range of the operation handle is within in a clean area set at a predetermined height position or more above a floor surface on which the remote control apparatus is placed, and a second mode in which each operation handle is held such that at least a part of the operation range of the operation handle is located below the clean area, and
- the supporting mechanism moves, in response to a posture change instruction to transition between the first mode and the second mode, the supporting section along the driver in the vertical direction by the motor of the driver to move the display, the pair of operation handles, and the armrest in an integrated manner in the vertical direction.
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A remote control apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to display an image captured by an endoscope;
- a pair of left and right operation handles separated away from each other in a left-right direction, wherein each of the pair of operation handles is configured to be movable within a predetermined operation range and to remotely operate medical equipment;
- an armrest to support arms of an operator;
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- a supporting mechanism that includes:
- a supporting section supporting the display, the pair of operation handles, and the armrest such that each of the pair of operation handles hangs down from the supporting section;
- and a driver including a motor configured to move the supporting section up-and-down along the driver in a vertical direction, wherein
- the supporting mechanism is configured to be transitionable between a first mode in which each operation handle is held at a position suitable for the operator to operate the operation handle at a standing posture and a second mode in which each operation handle is held at a position suitable for the operator to operate the operation handle in a sitting posture, and
- the supporting mechanism moves, in response to a posture change instruction to transition between the first mode and the second mode, the supporting section along the driver in the vertical direction by the motor of the driver to move the display, the pair of operation handles, and the armrest in an integrated manner in the vertical direction.
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A remote control apparatus comprising:
- a display configured to display an image captured by an endoscope;
- a pair of left and right operation handles separated away from each other in a left-right direction, wherein each of the pair of left and right operation handles is configured to be movable within a predetermined operation range and to remotely operate medical equipment;
- an armrest to support arms of an operator;
- a supporting mechanism that includes:
- a supporting section;
- and a driver including a motor configured to move the supporting section up-and-down in a vertical direction;
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- a pair of left and right handle support arms directly or indirectly connected to the supporting section, extending in a rear direction, and respectively supporting the pair of left and right operation handles, wherein
- the supporting section of the supporting mechanism supports the display, the pair of left and right handle support arms, and the armrest,
- the supporting mechanism is configured to be transitionable between a first mode in which each operation handle that is positioned at a neutral position of the operation range is held at a first height position, which is 85 cm or more above a floor surface on which the remote control apparatus is placed and a second mode in which each operation handle that is positioned at the neutral position of the operation range is held at a second height position, which is 48 cm or more below the first height position, and
- the supporting mechanism moves, in response to a posture change instruction to transition between the first mode and the second mode, the supporting section in the vertical direction by the motor of the driver to move the display, the pair of left and right operation handles, and the armrest in an integrated manner in the vertical direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.