MEDICAL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD - OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP

Title:

MEDICAL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/108161

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A medical system comprises: a movable unit, the angle of which can be changed within a predetermined angle range; an actuator which performs drive so that the angle of the movable unit is changed by pulling of a wire; a control unit which controls the drive of the actuator; a slack detection unit which detects the drive state, that is, which detects whether or not the wire is slack; a slack adjustment unit which adjusts the slack of the wire on the basis of the result of detection by the slack detection unit; and a slack adjustment instruction input unit which inputs the instruction for the adjustment of the slack of the wire. The slack adjustment unit adjusts the slack of the wire to a predetermined state of adjustment in response to the input of the instruction for the adjustment of the slack of the wire.

Inventors:

UMEMOTO YOSHITAKA (JP)
TAKAHASHI KAZUHIKO

Application Number:

PCT/JP2010/071243

Publication Date:

September 09, 2011

Filing Date:

November 29, 2010

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP (JP)
UMEMOTO YOSHITAKA (JP)
TAKAHASHI KAZUHIKO

International Classes:

A61B1/00

Foreign References:

JP2007054307A	2007-03-08
JP2000300511A	2000-10-31
JP2007283115A	2007-11-01
JP2004041538A	2004-02-12
JPH0622904A	1994-02-01
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JP2002323661A	2002-11-08
JP2000300511A	2000-10-31
JP2007283115A	2007-11-01
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