Abstract: A medical system comprises: an endoscope comprising a joint; and a drive device that generates a driving force that bends the joint. The endoscope comprises a first tube comprising the joint, a second tube, a connecting portion that rotatably connects the first tube and the second tube about a rotation axis extending in longitudinal direction of the endoscope, and an attachment or detachment portion that connects the second tube and the drive device so that the driving force can be transmitted. The drive device bends the joint by transmitting the driving force to the joint via the second tube, the connecting portion, and the first tube.

Abstract: A medical manipulator system including: a treatment tool unit including an arm portion having an arm with a joint and an end effector attached to the arm; an overtube having a lumen through which the treatment tool unit is inserted; a drive source configured to generate a drive force for driving the joint; a controller configured to generate an operation signal for operating the drive source; and a detector configured to detect friction generated between an inner surface of the lumen and the treatment tool unit. The controller calculates a correction amount for adjusting the operation signal based on the detected friction.

Abstract: A medical system includes: a medical instrument; at least one arm including at least one joint and motor that drive the at least one joint, the at least one arm including an attachment portion for detachably attaching the medical instrument to a distal end; a first input device located remote from the arm and configured to perform an operation input for operating the medical instrument and the at least one arm; a second input device provided at a distal end of the arm and configured to perform an operation input for operating the medical instrument and the at least one arm; and a processor that controls the at least one arm and the medical instrument based on an operation input from the first or second input device. The medical system enables switching in order to selectively accept an operation input from the first or second input device.

Abstract: A medical system includes: a medical instrument; at least one arm including at least one joint and motor that drive the at least one joint, the at least one arm including an attachment portion for detachably attaching the medical instrument to a distal end; a first input device located remote from the arm and configured to perform an operation input for operating the medical instrument and the at least one arm; a second input device provided at a distal end of the arm and configured to perform an operation input for operating the medical instrument and the at least one arm; and a processor that controls the at least one arm and the medical instrument based on an operation input from the first or second input device. The medical system enables switching in order to selectively accept an operation input from the first or second input device.

Abstract: A manipulator including an elongated shaft, a distal-end treatment section disposed at a distal end of the shaft, a distal-end articulated section having a bendable joint and a rotatable joint, and a proximal-end operating section disposed at a proximal end side of the shaft, wherein the bendable joint has an axis intersecting a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the rotatable joint has an axis that intersects the axis of the bendable joint and that is substantially aligned with a central axis of the distal-end treatment section, the proximal-end operating section includes a first operating section gripped by one hand and causing the bendable joint to move about the axis intersecting the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and also includes a second operating section provided in the first operating section and causing the rotatable joint to move.

Abstract: A medical manipulator system including: a treatment tool unit including an arm portion having an arm with a joint and an end effector attached to the arm; an overtube having a lumen through which the treatment tool unit is inserted; a drive source configured to generate a drive force for driving the joint; a controller configured to generate an operation signal for operating the drive source; and a detector configured to detect friction generated between an inner surface of the lumen and the treatment tool unit. The controller calculates a correction amount for adjusting the operation signal based on the detected friction.

Abstract: A manipulator system includes a holding part, a distal joint part, an intermediate joint part, a proximal part, an operating part, and a controller. The distal joint part has a passive joint which bendably or rotatably couples the holding part and the intermediate joint part to each other, and a sensor which detects an orientation of the passive joint. The controller includes at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive an operation command from the operating part; acquire an orientation of the passive joint from the sensor; and generate a command from the operation command to the motor on the basis of the acquired orientation of the passive joint and an orientation of the active joint.

Abstract: The present invention can cope with both localized treatment and large-scale invasive surgery and reduces operating time. Provided is a medical system comprising: a first robot arm provided with a first manipulator including a first treatment section and with a first imaging unit having a field of view that includes a movable range of the first treatment section; a second imaging unit having a field of view that is wider than said field of view; a display unit that displays video from the first or second imaging unit; a switching unit that switches the video; an operation unit for inputting operation command for the first manipulator and the first robot arm; and a control unit that controls the first manipulator and the first robot arm on the basis of the operation command.

Abstract: A manipulator including an elongated shaft, a distal-end treatment section disposed at a distal end of the shaft, a distal-end articulated section having a bendable joint and a rotatable joint, and a proximal-end operating section disposed at a proximal end side of the shaft, wherein the bendable joint has an axis intersecting a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the rotatable joint has an axis that intersects the axis of the bendable joint and that is substantially aligned with a central axis of the distal-end treatment section, the proximal-end operating section includes a first operating section gripped by one hand and causing the bendable joint to move about the axis intersecting the longitudinal axis of the shaft, and also includes a second operating section provided in the first operating section and causing the rotatable joint to move.

Abstract: A surgical system includes: a medical device; a measuring portion that measures a three-dimensional position of an organ in the interior of a body cavity; a setting portion that sets, on the basis of the three-dimensional position of the organ, a non-interference region, which is a space in the interior of the body cavity excluding the organ; a detecting portion that detects a three-dimensional position of the medical device in the interior of the body cavity; a calculating portion that calculates, on the basis of the three-dimensional position of the medical device, a medical-device occupying region of the medical device in the interior of the body cavity; a predicting portion that predicts interference between the medical device and the organ on the basis of the positional relationship between the non-interference region and the medical-device occupying region; and an alerting portion that alerts an operator when interference is predicted.

Abstract: An image system for surgery includes: a three-dimensional imaging unit acquiring two images having parallax by capturing an image of a portion; a display unit displaying two images acquired by the three-dimensional imaging unit individually for both left and right eyes, or displaying a same image for both left and right eyes; a detection unit detecting that a treatment device that performs treatment on the portion or the three-dimensional imaging unit is in an operating state in which to initiate treatment on the portion; and a display control unit switching from displaying one of images on the display unit to displaying two images on the display unit when the detection unit detects the three-dimensional imaging unit or the treatment device is in the operating state in which to initiate treatment on the portion.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic analysis apparatus which can obtain stable analysis results by stabilizing a constant-temperature bath and the temperature of a reaction liquid inside reaction containers. For this purpose, the automatic analysis apparatus (1) comprises: a storage tank (10) for storing a temperature controlling liquid (L1) dispensed into reaction containers (5) using dispensing apparatuses (6) and (7); and a dispensation control section for performing a control for dispensing the temperature controlling liquid (L1) using the dispensing apparatuses into an empty reaction container when there is such an empty reaction container, in which neither a specimen nor a reagent is dispensed, on a reaction table (4), where the temperature controlling liquid is cooled down substantially equal to the dispensed reagent by laying a pipe, which is provided between a cooler and a reagent table (2) for passing the coolant, through the temperature controlling liquid in the storage tank.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic analysis apparatus which can obtain stable analysis results by stabilizing a constant-temperature bath and the temperature of a reaction liquid inside reaction containers. For this purpose, the automatic analysis apparatus (1) comprises: a storage tank (10) for storing a temperature controlling liquid (L1) dispensed into reaction containers (5) using dispensing apparatuses (6) and (7); and a dispensation control section for performing a control for dispensing the temperature controlling liquid (L1) using the dispensing apparatuses into an empty reaction container when there is such an empty reaction container, in which neither a specimen nor a reagent is dispensed, on a reaction table (4), where the temperature controlling liquid is cooled down substantially equal to the dispensed reagent by laying a pipe, which is provided between a cooler and a reagent table (2) for passing the coolant, through the temperature controlling liquid in the storage tank.