Abstract: An endoscope leak inspection apparatus includes an endoscope connecting section communicably connected to an inside of an endoscope, a gas feed section that communicates with the endoscope connecting section and feeds gas, a measuring section that measures an internal pressure of the endoscope, an endoscope-information recognizing section that recognizes serial numbers uniquely allocated to individual endoscopes, a storing section that stores the serial numbers and measurement results of the measuring section in association with each other, a threshold setting section that sets a threshold on the basis of measurement results in past having the same serial number stored in the storing section, and a leak determining section that compares the threshold and a measurement result by the measuring section and determines presence or absence of a leak of the endoscope.

Abstract: A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.

Abstract: In an endoscopic system, when an affected area of a biomedical tissue in an image is treated with a scalpel and a holding pair of forceps which movably extend from a distal portion of an endoscope through the endoscope while the image taken by the endoscope in a body cavity in a time-series manner is being observed, a treatment is performed in which the holding pair of forceps holds the affected area detached from the biomedical tissue by the scalpel. When any motion is detected in the distal portion of the endoscope included in the image, a motion direction and a motion amount of the distal portion of the endoscope attributed to the motion are detected, and the distal portion of the endoscope is curved to return the scalpel to an original treatment position.

Abstract: A cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a plurality of attachment portions for attaching an endoscope; a cleaning/disinfecting portion that communicates with the plurality of attachment portions and can execute different types of cleaning/disinfection menus for the respective attachment portions; and an endoscope information reading portion that reads endoscope information from the endoscope. Also, the cleaning/disinfecting apparatus includes: a control portion that determines a cleaning/disinfection menu based on the read endoscope information and outputs attachment portion identifying information for identifying an attachment portion for executing the determined cleaning/disinfection menu; and a notifying portion that notifies the attachment portion identifying information outputted from the control portion.

Abstract: An active drive type medical apparatus includes: an active mechanism having a rotatable joint provided near the distal end of a long member; an active mechanism driving section; a position/attitude detecting section configured to detect a position/attitude of the active mechanism; an instruction input section for performing instruction input of the position/attitude of the active mechanism; and a force calculating section configured to calculate, on the basis of the instruction input of the position/attitude, a force corresponding to a net external force acting on the active mechanism, by subtracting an estimated driving force estimated in the case where the active mechanism in a no-load state is driven, from a driving force required in the case where the active mechanism is actually driven by the active mechanism driving section from the position/attitude before the instruction input to the instructed and inputted position/attitude.

Abstract: A medical device includes a curving motion driver curving a treatment portion, a rolling motion driver rolling the treatment portion in a direction around an axis, an instruction input unit inputting an instruction to move the treatment portion to a desired position, and a position/posture detector which detects a position and a posture of the treatment portion when the instruction is input from the instruction input unit. The medical device includes a driving information calculator which calculates driving information of the curving motion driver and the rolling motion driver during the movement of the treatment portion to the desired position on the basis of the detected position and posture of the treatment portion and on the basis of the input in the instruction input unit, and a control unit which drives and controls the curving motion driver and the rolling motion driver in accordance with the calculated driving information.

Abstract: An actuator system including a drive section that performs driving by injection/suction of a liquid, a tube, a syringe pump that injects/suctions the liquid into/from the drive section via the tube, a pressure sensor that measures an inner pressure, a storage section that preliminarily stores a volume change ?V of the tube caused by the inner pressure, and a control section that controls the syringe pump based on the volume change ?V, inner pressure P, and volume V0 of the liquid injected/suctioned into/from the drive section.

Abstract: An active medical apparatus system includes: an active medical apparatus having a joint; an active medical apparatus driving section; an instruction input section; an instruction input section driving section to which information of a force acting on the active medical apparatus is fed back and inputted, and which drives the instruction input section according to the information of force, a determining section which determines whether or not a movement of the instruction input section in the acting direction of the driving force driving the instruction input section is generated in an amount of a threshold value or more; and a control section which, when the movement of the instruction input section is generated in the amount of the threshold value or more, suppresses at least one of the driving in the instruction input section driving section and the driving in the active medical apparatus driving section.

Abstract: An active drive type medical apparatus includes: an active mechanism having a rotatable joint provided near the distal end of a long member; an active mechanism driving section; a position/attitude detecting section configured to detect a position/attitude of the active mechanism; an instruction input section for performing instruction input of the position/attitude of the active mechanism; and a force calculating section configured to calculate, on the basis of the instruction input of the position/attitude, a force corresponding to a net external force acting on the active mechanism, by subtracting an estimated driving force estimated in the case where the active mechanism in a no-load state is driven, from a driving force required in the case where the active mechanism is actually driven by the active mechanism driving section from the position/attitude before the instruction input to the instructed and inputted position/attitude.

Abstract: Endoscope position/attitude information acquisition means which acquires position/attitude information of an endoscope is connected to a control device which controls a motor box which actively actuates a surgical instrument, and the control device utilizes the position/attitude information to adjust a control signal of the motor box so that a position deviation of the surgical instrument within an endoscope image when the position of the endoscope changes is prevented from occurring.

Abstract: In an endoscopic system, when an affected area of a biomedical tissue in an image is treated with a scalpel and a holding pair of forceps which movably extend from a distal portion of an endoscope through the endoscope while the image taken by the endoscope in a body cavity in a time-series manner is being observed, a treatment is performed in which the holding pair of forceps holds the affected area detached from the biomedical tissue by the scalpel. When any motion is detected in the distal portion of the endoscope included in the image, a motion direction and a motion amount of the distal portion of the endoscope attributed to the motion are detected, and the distal portion of the endoscope is curved to return the scalpel to an original treatment position.

Abstract: A medical manipulator system of the present invention includes: a medical instrument having a shape insertable into an elongated tube passage and in which one or a plurality of flexion portions are provided; a flexing actuator for supplying a driving force to flex the flexion portion; an actuator control section for controlling the flexing actuator; a detecting section provided inside the tube passage to output a detection signal when detecting that the flexion portion passes therethrough; and a computing section for performing computation to match a flexed state of the flexion portion passing through the detecting section to an operating state of an operation portion operable to flex the flexion portion based on an operation amount of the flexing actuator detected when the detection signal is inputted.

Abstract: An energy surgical device is provided with a treatment section which treats a subject, an energy supply section which supplies energy to the treatment section, a state-change detecting section which detects a state change of the treatment section, an energy instruction input section which inputs an instruction for the energy supply, and a regulation section which regulates the energy supply by the energy supply section based on the input of the energy supply instruction through the energy instruction input section and a result of detection in the state-change detecting section.