Medical imaging apparatus with rotatable manipulation ring
AssigneeSony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc.
InventorAtsuomi Ohno
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Abstract
A medical apparatus includes: a casing that forms an exterior, a single manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing, and control circuitry. The control circuitry is configured to detect rotation of the single manipulation ring; calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result; execute a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function; and switch a function executed by the control circuitry to the first function or the second function.
Claims18
A medical apparatus, comprising:
- a casing that forms an exterior;
- a single manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing;
- an optical sensor to receive a user manipulation, wherein the optical sensor is inside the casing to detect whether or not an opening formed in the casing is covered;
- and
- control circuitry configured to
- detect rotation of the single manipulation ring;
- calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result;
- execute a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function;
- and
- switch a function executed by the control circuitry to the first function or the second function depending on a user manipulation of the optical sensor.
A method of controlling a medical apparatus using a single manipulation ring, wherein the single manipulation ring is movable to a first position or a second position along a rotation axis direction of the single manipulation ring, the method comprising:
- detecting rotation of the single manipulation ring;
- calculating a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result;
- executing a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function;
- and
- switching a function executed to the first function when the single manipulation ring moves to the first position, and switching the function executed to the second function when the single manipulation ring moves to the second position.
A medical apparatus, comprising:
- a casing that forms an exterior;
- a single manipulation ring rotatably provided on an outer surface of the casing, wherein the single manipulation ring is movable to a first position or a second position along a rotation axis direction of the single manipulation ring;
- and
- control circuitry configured to
- detect rotation of the single manipulation ring;
- calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result;
- execute a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function;
- and
- switch a function executed to the first function when the single manipulation ring moves to the first position, and switch the function executed to the second function when the single manipulation ring moves to the second position.
A control device for controlling a medical apparatus having a single manipulation ring, wherein the single manipulation ring is movable to a first position or a second position along a rotation axis direction of the single manipulation ring, the control device comprising:
- control circuitry configured to:
- detect rotation of the single manipulation ring;
- calculate a rotation direction and a rotation angle of the single manipulation ring based on a detection result;
- executing a first function or a second function depending on the rotation direction and the rotation angle of the single manipulation ring calculated, wherein the first function is a different type of adjustment than the second function;
- and
- switch a function executed to the first function when the single manipulation ring moves to the first position, and switch the function executed to the second function when the single manipulation ring moves to the second position.
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