Surgical robot and method of controlling the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorKee Hong Seo
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Abstract
A surgical robot including a slave device performing a surgical operation upon a patient and a master device controlling the surgical operation of the slave device. The slave device includes an image capture unit including a first lighting unit radiating visible light, a second lighting unit radiating UV light, and a camera capturing a visible-light image and a surgical tool coated with a UV reactive material emitting light in response to UV light radiated by the second lighting unit.
Claims12
A surgical robot comprising a slave device adapted to perform a surgical operation upon a patient and a master device adapted to control the surgical operation of the slave device,
- wherein the slave device comprises:
- an image capture unit comprising a first lighting unit to radiate visible light, a second lighting unit to radiate UV light, and a camera to capture a visible-light image;
- and
- a surgical tool coated with a UV reactive material adapted to emit light in response to UV light radiated by the second lighting unit.
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