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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2023
Olympus Medical Systems Corp., Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Komuro, Tokyo, JP;
Kosuke Kishi, Tokyo, JP;
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A manipulator system includes: a manipulator; a driving device to which the manipulator is detachably connected and which electrically drives the manipulator; a control device; a first sensor provided in the driving device; and a second sensor provided in the manipulator or the driving device. The control device is configured to perform a first step of confirming that the driving device operates normally according to electric power on the basis of an output of the first sensor, and a second step of confirming that the manipulator is connected to the driving device on the basis of an output of the second sensor. The first step includes checking whether the first sensor is normal, and the second step includes checking whether the second sensor is normal on the basis of the output of the first sensor that has been confirmed to be normal and the output of the second sensor.
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