Abstract: In a medical system including a medical imaging device and a robotic bed, the table may be movable between a first position where a maximum dimension of the robot arm not hidden under the table is less than one fourth of a longitudinal dimension of the table when the table is viewed from vertically above, and a second position where a maximum dimension of the robot arm not hidden under the table is one fourth of a longitudinal dimension of the table or more when the table is viewed from vertically above. The second position may be an imaging position or an imaging preparation position where an image is taken by the medical imaging device. The first position may be surgery position where a shortest distance between the robotic bed and a location of the medical imaging device is at least a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a patient placement table; a robotic arm comprising a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base and a second end supporting the table; a light emitter provided to the table; and an operation device including a move operation unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table. In one or more embodiments, while the move operation unit is receiving the move operation to move the table, the light emitter may emit light.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a table on which to place a patient; a robotic arm including a plurality of joints, and including a first end supported on a base fixed to a floor, and a second end supporting the table; an operation device including: a move operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table, and a register operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a register operation to register a position of a movement destination of the table and a movement-destination set operation; a memory; and a controller that causes the robotic arm to move the table based on the move operation received by the move operation receiving unit.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a patient placement table; a robotic arm comprising a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base and a second end supporting the table; and an operation device comprising a preset position registration setting unit that registers an anesthetization position, a surgical operation position, and an imaging position and sets one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions as a movement destination of the table, and a move-operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table. When the move-operation receiving unit is operated while one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions is set as the movement destination of the table, the robotic arm may move the table to the set one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a patient placement table; a robotic arm comprising a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base and a second end supporting the table; a light emitter provided to the table; and an operation device including a move operation unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table. In one or more embodiments, while the move operation unit is receiving the move operation to move the table, the light emitter may emit light.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to an embodiment may include: a tabletop on which a patient can be placed; an articulated robot arm that supports the tabletop to be movable; and a communication part to communicate with the inspection information management device. The communication part is configured to receive, from the inspection information management device, attention position information indicating an attention position in the patient specified based on an image of the patient captured by the medical imaging device. The articulated robot arm is configured, based on the attention position information received from the inspection information management device, to move the tabletop to a surgery-performing tabletop position which is the position of the tabletop at the time when surgery is executed on the patient.

Abstract: An operation device according to one or more embodiments may include: a display; a move operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move a table on which a patient can be placed of an operating table; and an operation controller. In a condition in which the table is put in a tilted posture in accordance with the move operation, the operation controller may cause the display to display an elapsed time in the tilted posture.

Abstract: A robotic operating table may include: a table on which to place a patient; and a robotic arm including a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base fixed to a floor, and a second end supporting the table; and an operation device including: a mode-set operation receiving unit that receives a set operation to set a rotation mode for rotating the table; a move operation receiving unit that receives a move operation to move the table; and a display. When the mode-set operation receiving unit receives the set operation to set the rotation mode, the display may display setting information for setting a rotation center position of the table. When the move operation receiving unit receives the move operation in a state where the rotation center position is set, the robotic arm may rotate the table about a rotation axis at the rotation center position.

Abstract: A patient placement table moving method may be used with a robotic operating table including a patient placement table, a base buried in or fixed to a floor and an articulated robotic arm including joints and having first and second ends. The first end may be supported on the base to be rotatable about an axis extending in a vertical direction. The second end may support the table. The method may include: horizontally arranging the table by the robotic arm at an imaging position for imaging with a medical imaging apparatus; and translating the table from the imaging position to a surgical operation position by the robotic arm. The surgical operation position may be away from the imaging position by 200 mm or more in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in a horizontal plane, and the first direction is parallel with a longitudinal direction of the table.

Abstract: A medical system according to one or more embodiments may include a memory, a robotic operation table top, and a controller. The robotic operation table includes a table top and a robot arm supporting the table top. The controller gives the robot arm a command to move the table top to positions corresponding to the medical processes. The robot arm includes a plurality of joints, a plurality of movable elements connected by the plurality of joints to one another, and a plurality of electric actuators and a plurality of position detectors. At least one of the plurality of joints is a horizontally-rotating joint which couples two movable elements among the plurality of movable elements to each other so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis. The positions corresponding to the medical processes include a placement position, an imaging position, and a surgery position.

Abstract: In a medical system including a medical imaging device and a robotic bed, the table may be movable between a first position where a maximum dimension of the robot arm not hidden under the table is less than one fourth of a longitudinal dimension of the table when the table is viewed from vertically above, and a second position where a maximum dimension of the robot arm not hidden under the table is one fourth of a longitudinal dimension of the table or more when the table is viewed from vertically above. The second position may be an imaging position or an imaging preparation position where an image is taken by the medical imaging device. The first position may be surgery position where a shortest distance between the robotic bed and a location of the medical imaging device is at least a predetermined distance.

Abstract: A robotized bed according to one or more embodiments may include a table for placing a patient, and a robot arm configured to support the table by a distal end, and including a base, a first movable element supported by the base and a second movable element coupled to the first movable element by a horizontally-rotating joint, wherein the robot arm is configured to move the table to a plurality of predetermined positions including a treatment position for a doctor to treat a patient, wherein the robotized bed is configured so that the robotic arm do not come in contact with the table, when the robot arm rotates the table while maintaining the table parallel to the horizontal plane.

Abstract: A robotized bed according to one or more embodiments may include a table for placing a patient, and a robotic arm supporting and moving the table, wherein the robotic arm includes a base, a plurality of joints and a plurality of actuators each of which drives each of the joints, wherein the robotic arm moves the table between an MRI scanning position for imaging a patient by an MRI apparatus or an MRI scanning preparation position which is different from the MRI scanning position, and a treatment position for a doctor to treat a patient, wherein the treatment position is a position located away from the MRI apparatus by a predetermined distance or more.

Abstract: A patient placement table moving method may be used with a robotic operating table including a patient placement table, a base buried in or fixed to a floor and an articulated robotic arm including joints and having first and second ends. The first end may be supported on the base to be rotatable about an axis extending in a vertical direction. The second end may support the table. The method may include: horizontally arranging the table by the robotic arm at an imaging position for imaging with a medical imaging apparatus; and translating the table from the imaging position to a surgical operation position by the robotic arm. The surgical operation position may be away from the imaging position by 200 mm or more in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction in a horizontal plane, and the first direction is parallel with a longitudinal direction of the table.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a table on which to place a patient; a robotic arm including a plurality of joints, and including a first end supported on a base fixed to a floor, and a second end supporting the table; an operation device including: a move operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table, and a register operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a register operation to register a position of a movement destination of the table and a movement-destination set operation; a memory; and a controller that causes the robotic arm to move the table based on the move operation received by the move operation receiving unit.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a patient placement table; a robotic arm comprising a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base and a second end supporting the table; a light emitter provided to the table; and an operation device including a move operation unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table. In one or more embodiments, while the move operation unit is receiving the move operation to move the table, the light emitter may emit light.

Abstract: A robotic operating table according to one or more embodiments may include: a patient placement table; a robotic arm comprising a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base and a second end supporting the table; and an operation device comprising a preset position registration setting unit that registers an anesthetization position, a surgical operation position, and an imaging position and sets one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions as a movement destination of the table, and a move-operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move the table. When the move-operation receiving unit is operated while one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions is set as the movement destination of the table, the robotic arm may move the table to the set one of the registered anesthetization, surgical operation, and imaging positions.

Abstract: An operation device according to one or more embodiments may include: a display; a move operation receiving unit that receives, from a user, a move operation to move a table on which a patient can be placed of an operating table; and an operation controller. In a condition in which the table is put in a tilted posture in accordance with the move operation, the operation controller may cause the display to display an elapsed time in the tilted posture.

Abstract: A robotic operating table may include: a table on which to place a patient; and a robotic arm including a plurality of joints, and having a first end supported on a base fixed to a floor, and a second end supporting the table; and an operation device including: a mode-set operation receiving unit that receives a set operation to set a rotation mode for rotating the table; a move operation receiving unit that receives a move operation to move the table; and a display. When the mode-set operation receiving unit receives the set operation to set the rotation mode, the display may display setting information for setting a rotation center position of the table. When the move operation receiving unit receives the move operation in a state where the rotation center position is set, the robotic arm may rotate the table about a rotation axis at the rotation center position.