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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2020
Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Hirose, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsuharu Fukushima, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Miyamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Kokubo, Tokyo, JP;
Toshimitsu Tsuboi, Tokyo, JP;
SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC., Tokyo, JP;
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical observation device includes an imaging unit configured to photograph an image of an operation site, and a holding unit configured to be connected with the imaging unit and have rotary shafts which are operable with at least six degrees of freedom. Among the rotary shafts, at least two shafts are active shafts whose driving is controlled based on states of the rotary shafts, and at least one shaft is a passive shaft which is rotated according to direct external manipulation accompanying contact.