Medical observation apparatus and medical observation system

The medical observation apparatus according to claim wherein

• the plurality of shafts includes:
• a passive shaft configured to passively rotate the camera about the shaft according to the external force applied to the support by the operator;
• and
• an active shaft configured to actively rotate the camera about the shaft with a power of an actuator, the brake includes:
• a passive-shaft-side brake configured to switch between:
• the permission state for permitting the camera to rotate about the passive shaft;
• and the restriction state for restricting the rotation;
• and
• an active-shaft-side brake configured to switch between:
• the permission state for permitting the camera to rotate about the active shaft;
• and the restriction state for restricting the rotation, and
• the control circuitry is configured to:
• switch the active-shaft-side brake to the permission state, and thereafter switch the active-shaft-side brake from the permission state to the restriction state when the actuator is operated and the camera is located at the position of the camera stored in the memory;
• and
• switch the passive-shaft-side brake to the permission state, and thereafter switch the passive-shaft-side brake from the permission state to the restriction state when the support is operated according to the external force applied to the support by the operator and the camera is located at the position of the camera stored in the memory.

A medical observation system omprising:

• a camera configured to capture an object image of an observation target;
• a support configured to support the camera so as to be rotatable about a plurality of mutually-different shafts;
• a memory configured to store a storage position of the camera;
• a brake configured to switch between:
• a permission state for permitting the camera to rotate about at least one of the plurality of shafts;
• and a restriction state for restricting the rotation;
• a control circuitry configured to perform a reproduction process for switching the brake to the permission state, and thereafter switching the brake from the permission state to the restriction state when the support is operated according to an external force applied to the support by an operator and the camera is located at the storage position of the camera stored in the memory;
• and
• a display device configured to display a captured image obtained by imaging of the camera.