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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Hitoshi Mizuno, Tokyo, JP;
Yuuichi Ikeda, Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Horii, Tokyo, JP;
Shuichi Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Akio Nakada, Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Uchiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Umeyama, Kasukabe, JP;
Sakae Takehana, Tokyo, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A surgical manipulator system comprising at least one surgical manipulator, at least one guide, a detector, and a drive controller. The surgical manipulator has a surgical device for performing a desired operation. The guide guides the surgical device. The detector detects a position and/or orientation relationship between the surgical device and the guide, and/or a position and/or orientation relationship between the surgical device and another surgical device. The drive controller controls the surgical manipulator such that the surgical device is guided by the guide.