Surgical system and method of displaying information in the same
Inventors
Ishihara, Kazuki • TSURUMOTO, Kenichiro • Suzuki, Yuki • Kunimoto, Masaya • KIMPARA, Yuki • Kageyama, Yuichi
Assignees
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Publication Number
US-12295548-B2
Publication Date
2025-05-13
Expiration Date
Abstract
A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to a teleoperated surgical system that includes manipulators supporting an endoscope, a first surgical instrument, a second surgical instrument and a replacement surgical instrument, together with an operating apparatus having a display device that displays an image captured by the endoscope. The operating apparatus includes a first operation handle for the right hand to operate the first surgical instrument and a second operation handle for the left hand to operate the second surgical instrument.
A control apparatus generates and displays a graphical user interface overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope. The graphical user interface arranges information areas side by side in order from right to left, including a first area for information on the first surgical instrument, a second area for information on the replacement surgical instrument, and a third area for information on the second surgical instrument.
The invention addresses difficulty in presenting instrument replacement and operational state information clearly in relation to the endoscope image and the respective left- and right-hand-operated instruments. The graphical user interface presentation changes are linked to operation pedal, switch, clutch, camera, cutting, and coagulation pedal states, including replacement switching via a switch pedal and visual indicators such as color inversion, frame line emphasis, pop-ups, error and function-restriction notifications, and an endoscope level display.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims are directed to a surgical system and a method of displaying a graphical user interface overlapped with an endoscope image. Across the independent claims, the inventive features include the three-area GUI layout arranged right-to-left, and in one independent claim, an operation pedal section including switching to a replacement surgical instrument.
Right-to-left three-area endoscope GUI for instruments and replacement
A control apparatus displays, on the display device, a graphical user interface overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, wherein the graphical user interface includes a first area for the first surgical instrument operated by the first operation handle, a second area for the replacement surgical instrument, and a third area for the second surgical instrument operated by the second operation handle, arranged side by side in order from right to left.
Foot pedal section including replacement switching
An operation pedal section includes a first foot pedal to execute a function of the first surgical instrument, a second foot pedal to execute a function of the second surgical instrument, and a third foot pedal to change one of the first and second surgical instruments to the replacement surgical instrument.
Overlapped GUI display method for right-to-left instrument and replacement areas
Generating a graphical user interface including a first area for the first surgical instrument operated by the first operation handle, a second area for the replacement surgical instrument, and a third area for the second surgical instrument operated by the second operation handle, with the first, second and third areas arranged side by side in order from right to left; and displaying the generated graphical user interface overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope on the display device.
The independent claims cover a control apparatus that overlays a GUI on an endoscope image with three side-by-side areas for the right-hand-operated instrument, replacement instrument, and left-hand-operated instrument arranged right-to-left, an operation pedal section including replacement switching, and a method of generating and displaying the right-to-left overlapped GUI on the endoscope image.
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