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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1992
Kuniaki Kami, Hachioji, JP;
Hideyuki Adachi, Hachioji, JP;
Koichi Umeyama, Kasukabe, JP;
Yoshihiro Kosaka, Hachioji, JP;
Seiji Yamaguchi, Hachioji, JP;
Eiichi Fuse, Hachioji, JP;
Michio Sato, Hino, JP;
Masakazu Nakamura, Hachioji, JP;
Yasundo Tanaka, Urawa, JP;
Takashi Fukaya, Hachioji, JP;
Kiyotaka Matsuno, Hachioji, JP;
Katsuya Suzuki, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical system according to the present invention comprises a medical apparatus including an operation unit manipulated by a surgeon and a treatment section formed away from the operation unit for treating a subject, a detector or a pressure sensor for detecting a state of contact between the subject and the treatment section, and a reproduction mechanism for amplifying a small contact pressure according to the output of the detector and thus reproduce the state of contact so that the surgeon can perceive the state of contact.