Endoscope control system
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsPeter M. Herzlinger, Govinda Payyavula, Brian E. Miller
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Abstract
An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a display, one or more sensors, and a control system. The display is configured to display image content captured by the endoscope. The one or more sensors are located in a headrest and configured to detect an input at the headrest. The control system is configured to receive one or more sensor signals from the one or more sensors and adjust the image content displayed by the display in response to the one or more sensor signals. The one or more sensor signals indicate movement of the headrest with respect to a support on which the headrest is mounted or pressure applied to the headrest.
Claims19
An endoscope system, comprising:
- an endoscope;
- a surgical console configured to control the endoscope, the surgical console comprising:
- a display to display image content captured by the endoscope, the display configured to have a fixed position and orientation during use of the surgical console;
- a headrest;
- one or more sensors located in the headrest and configured to detect an input at the headrest;
- and
- a control system configured to:
- receive one or more sensor signals from the one or more sensors, the one or more sensor signals indicating movement of the headrest with respect to a support on which the headrest is mounted or pressure applied to the headrest;
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- adjust the image content displayed by the display in response to the one or more sensor signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.