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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masaru Yanagihara, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); B25J 13/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/068 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/01 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/32002 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); B25J 13/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/068 (2013.01); A61B 46/23 (2016.02); A61B 2017/00119 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00482 (2013.01); Y10S 901/08 (2013.01); Y10S 901/09 (2013.01); Y10S 901/30 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 74/18056 (2015.01);
Abstract
An operation support device includes an operation part in which the operation input is performed by an operator, an action part to which a surgical tool is attached and which is driven by the operation input, a drive source that is provided in the operation part, and generates a driving force which adjusts the manipulation resistance at the time of the operation input, and a control unit that sets the magnitude and direction of the driving force, wherein the control unit sets the magnitude and direction of the driving force based on the operation input to the operation part.