Patents Assigned to MEDICAROID CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 11963732
    Abstract: A remote control apparatus (a doctor-side control apparatus) according to an embodiment is provided at a position away from a medical manipulator including an arm to which a medical instrument is attached and is configured to remotely operate the medical manipulator. Each of a plurality of wheels that are provided at a bottom surface of the control apparatus is configured to move a control apparatus main body in a first direction parallel to a floor surface on which the control apparatus main body is placed and in a second direction parallel to the floor surface and orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiro Horita, Takahiro Ueda
  • Publication number: 20240122663
    Abstract: A surgical robot includes a manipulator arm having a tip end side to which a surgical instrument is attached, a controller configured or programmed to perform a control to operate the manipulator arm to which the surgical instrument is attached, and a teaching unit to teach a teaching point in a space in which the manipulator arm operates. The controller is configured or programmed to set a virtual contact prohibited space in a space around a contact prohibited object based on a plurality of the teaching points taught using the teaching unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi YAMAMORI, Tetsuo ICHII, Kazuki KODAMA
  • Publication number: 20240122664
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a controller configured or programmed to perform an arm interference avoidance control to move a second manipulator arm relative to a first manipulator arm such that a reference line moves along an outer edge of an approach prohibited range of a first manipulator arm when a second manipulator arm approaches within the approach prohibited range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi TOJO
  • Patent number: 11957523
    Abstract: A surgical instrument according to an embodiment may include: a shaft; an end effector provided on a side of one end of the shaft; a housing provided on a side of the other end of the shaft and including a base including an attachment surface to be attached to a robot arm, a lid portion covering the base, and cleaning liquid supply holes to supply a cleaning liquid; and a cleaning tube to supply the cleaning liquid into the shaft. The cleaning liquid supply holes include: a first cleaning liquid supply hole to which the cleaning tube is attached; a second cleaning liquid supply hole communicating with an inside of the housing; and a third cleaning liquid supply hole opening in a direction substantially orthogonal to an opening direction of the second cleaning liquid supply hole and communicating with the inside of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shota Betsugi
  • Publication number: 20240115340
    Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure may be a surgical system that may include: a surgical robot; an operating device configured to be operated by a doctor to operate the surgical robot; and a controller. The operating device includes a component for which a setting is adjustable, and an information reader configured to acquire user information from a storage medium that stores the user information including user identification information and setting information of the component. The controller is configured control the component to adjust the setting of the component based on the setting information acquired from the storage medium by the information reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki YOSHINO, Kentaro FUKAI, Hideo KAWABATA
  • Patent number: 11944280
    Abstract: An adapter for detachably connecting a surgical instrument to a robot arm of a robotic surgical system according to an embodiment may include: a base including a first surface to be attached to an attachment portion of the robot arm, a second surface, and a plurality of recesses formed in the first surface; an engagement member disposed in the base and movable between an advanced position where the engagement member is advanced into the plurality of recesses and a retracted position where the engagement member is retracted from inside the plurality of recesses; a biasing member which biases the engagement member in a direction from the retracted position to the advanced position; and an operating member to be operated to move the engagement member to the retracted position against a biasing force of the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shota Betsugi, Yu Usuki, Kenji Ago
  • Patent number: 11944268
    Abstract: An endoscope adaptor according to an embodiment may include a base portion including a transmission mechanism configured to decelerate and transmit rotation of a driven member configured to be driven to rotate by a drive part of a robot arm to an endoscope holder. The transmission mechanism includes a drive transmission shaft that is configured to be rotated by the rotation of the driven member, a first linkage member that is configured to rotate integrally with the drive transmission shaft, and a second linkage member being rotatable with respect to the drive transmission shaft and configured to rotate with first linkage member in a linked manner. The base portion includes a stopper configured to come in contact with the second linkage member to stop rotation of the drive transmission shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kaoru Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20240099558
    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure may be a mentor-side operating device placed in a second facility different from a first facility in which a surgical system is placed, the surgical system of the first facility including first and second manipulator arms holding first and second surgical instruments; a third manipulator arm holding an endoscope; and a doctor-side operating device that includes a first display to display an endoscopic image acquired by the endoscope. The mentor-side operating device is configured to operate, via an external network from the second facility, the first to third manipulator arms of the surgical system in the first facility. The mentor-side operating device includes a second display configured to display the endoscopic image transmitted through the external network with the endoscopic image being superimposed with a graphical user interface including information about a state of communication between the mentor-side operating device and the surgical system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanao OHASHI, Hiroaki KITATSUJI
  • Publication number: 20240099792
    Abstract: A remote surgery support system according to one or more embodiments may include: a doctor-side operating device in a first facility to operate manipulator arms in the first facility; a mentor-side operating device in a second facility to operate the manipulator arms via an external network; and one or more controllers. The doctor-side operating device includes a first display to display an endoscopic image and a first voice communication device. The mentor-side operating device includes: a second display to display the endoscopic image; a second voice communication device; a touch panel display to display the endoscopic image and receive an instruction input for generating an annotation image; and a third voice communication device. The one or more controllers is configured to display on the first display the annotation image based on the instruction input received by the touch panel display with the annotation image superimposed with the endoscopic image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki KITATSUJI, Masanao OHASHI
  • Publication number: 20240081927
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system according to this disclosure includes a controller configured to control at least one of the first driver and the second driver to maintain a distance between the first operation unit and the second operation unit when a third operation to move the endoscope by the first operation unit and the second operation unit is received
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuki KODAMA, Yusuke TAKANO
  • Patent number: 11918184
    Abstract: An endoscope adaptor according to an embodiment may include: an endoscope holder configured to hold an endoscope to be rotatable; and a base portion including an attachment portion, a driven member, and a transmission mechanism. The base portion includes a cable holder configured to hold a cable connected to the endoscope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru Takahashi, Shota Betsugi
  • Publication number: 20240050175
    Abstract: A surgical robot (1) includes a controller (31) configured or programmed to perform a control to move a medical cart (3), to align a manipulator arm (60) with a position corresponding to a port (PT) or a trocar (T) provided on a body surface (S) based on an image captured by an imager (51).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Applicants: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji KISHIDA, Jota IDA
  • Patent number: 11890072
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system includes a controller configured or programmed to change a length between a first axis and a second axis in a direction in which a shaft extends, the length serving as a control parameter, according to a rotation speed of the shaft with respect to an amount of operation to control operation of a surgical instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichi Mizohata, Nobuyasu Shimomura, Ayataka Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20240032923
    Abstract: A surgical instrument according to one or more embodiments may include: a base to be attached to a robot arm; a shaft including one end connected to the base; and a pair of jaw members provided to the other end of the shaft and provided to be rotatable about a first rotation axis so as to be opened and closed to each other, wherein opposing surfaces of the pair of jaw members include groove-shaped recesses, respectively, to hold a clip, and the recess of each of the jaw members includes a first section provided on a side of a distal end of the jaw member and having a first depth and a second section provided on a side of a first rotation axis of the jaw member with respect to the first section and having a second depth greater than the first depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru TAKAHASHI, Gen KURIHARA
  • Publication number: 20240025047
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical robot system including medical robots placed at different locations and a data analysis apparatus. Each of the medical robots includes a controller that transmits data on a state of operation of the medical robot to the data analysis apparatus. The data analysis apparatus includes a data analysis unit that generates a reference for determining whether or not the medical robots are normal, based on the data transmitted from the medical robots. The data analysis unit monitors the data transmitted from each of the medical robots in operation based on the reference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: SYSMEX CORPORATION, Medicaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Kaoru ASANO, Yasuhiro KOUCHI, Mitsuichi HIRATSUKA, Tetsuya NAKANISHI
  • Publication number: 20240008931
    Abstract: A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: a first manipulator supporting an endoscope; a second manipulator supporting a surgical instrument; an operating device configured to receive a command to operate the surgical instrument; and a controller configured to operate, when a distal end of the surgical instrument is located in the field of view of the endoscope, the surgical instrument in a first operation mode that controls the operation of the surgical instrument according to the command, and to change, when the distal end of the surgical instrument is located outside the field of view of the endoscope, the operation of the surgical instrument from the first operation mode to a second operation mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicants: MEDICAROID CORPORATION, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masakazu TAKAHASHI, Shunya YOSHISE, Yuji KISHIDA
  • Publication number: 20230380913
    Abstract: A surgical system according to an embodiment may include: manipulators supporting an endoscope and surgical instruments, respectively; a remote control apparatus including: a first display device including a first display to display an endoscope image captured by the endoscope; and two operation handles to operate two of the surgical instruments; a controller configured to display, on the first display, a graphical user interface superimposed on the endoscope image; and an input device provided to at least one of the manipulators to receive a predetermined input from a user, wherein the controller is configured to display, in response to the predetermined input through the input device when a distal end of at least one of the surgical instruments is located outside a field of view of the endoscope, a mark indicating the surgical instrument outside the field of view of the endoscope in the graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jota IDA, Tetsushi ITO, Tsuyoshi TAKAHASHI, Kazuya SASAMORI
  • Patent number: 11813733
    Abstract: Disclosed is a medical robot system including medical robots placed at different locations and a data analysis apparatus. Each of the medical robots includes a controller that transmits data on a state of operation of the medical robot to the data analysis apparatus. The data analysis apparatus includes a data analysis unit that generates a reference for determining whether or not the medical robots are normal, based on the data transmitted from the medical robots. The data analysis unit monitors the data transmitted from each of the medical robots in operation based on the reference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: SYSMEX CORPORATION, MEDICAROID CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kaoru Asano, Yasuhiro Kouchi, Mitsuichi Hiratsuka, Tetsuya Nakanishi
  • Publication number: 20230355263
    Abstract: A surgery system that includes a multiple-degree freedom slave arm, which is able to be mounted with a surgical instrument and includes a plurality of joints and a plurality of motors corresponding the respective joints of the plurality of joints; a first input device configured to operate the multiple-degree freedom slave arm; a second input device configured to operate the multiple-degree freedom slave arm and different from the first input device; and a controller configured to control the multiple-degree freedom slave arm so that the multiple-degree freedom slave arm is operated by one of the first input device and the second input device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Medicaroid Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto JINNO, Hiroaki SANO
  • Patent number: 11806103
    Abstract: A robotic surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: an endoscope; a manipulator configured to support a surgical instrument; a remote control apparatus including a display device and an operation handle configured to operate the surgical instrument; and a control device configured to display, on the display device, a graphical user interface on an image captured by the endoscope. The graphical user interface includes: a first area that displays a first graphical display indicating a movable range of the manipulator and an operable range of the operation handle in the movable range of the manipulator; and a second area that displays a second graphical display indicating a required operation of the operation handle to return the operation handle to an inside of the operable range of the operation handle and/or to return the manipulator to an inside of the movable range of the manipulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: MEDICAROID CORPORATION, KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hideo Kawabata, Takaki Morimoto