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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Toshihiro Kitahara, Tachikawa, JP;
Assignee:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); B08B 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/03 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/467 (2013.01); A61B 8/00 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); B08B 1/002 (2013.01); G06F 3/016 (2013.01); G06F 3/0312 (2013.01); G06F 3/0317 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06F 3/03549 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical input device for receiving an input of a command signal is provided. The medical input device includes: a main body unit that is a housing; a track ball housed in the main body unit and provided rotatably; an opening forming member configured to form at least an opening having a diameter smaller than that of the track ball, the track ball partially protruding through the opening; and a moving member having an inclined surface on which the track ball is configured to ride, the moving member being movable in a direction of approaching the track ball or in a direction of receding from the track ball.