US Patent No: 5,339,799

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Medical system for reproducing a state of contact of the treatment section in the operation unit

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Abstract

A medical system according to the present invention comprises a medical apparatus including an operation unit manipulated by a surgeon and a treatment section formed away from the operation unit for treating a subject, a detector or a pressure sensor for detecting a state of contact between the subject and the treatment section, and a reproduction mechanism for amplifying a small contact pressure according to the output of the detector and thus reproduce the state of contact so that the surgeon can perceive the state of contact.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO., LTD.TOKYO5516

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Adachi, Hideyuki Ibaraki, JP 53 1627
Fukaya, Takashi Sagamihara, JP 37 847
Fuse, Eiichi Sunto-gun, JP 14 595
Kami, Kuniaki Tokyo, JP 21 846
Kosaka, Yoshihiro Shirakawa, JP 6 566
Matsuno, Kiyotaka Hachioji, JP 78 1053
Nakamura, Masakazu Hachioji, JP 79 712
Sato, Michio Tochigi, JP 54 644
Suzuki, Katsuya Tokyo, JP 103 707
Tanaka, Yasundo Saitama, JP 10 475
Umeyama, Koichi Kasukabe, JP 7 683
Yamaguchi, Seiji Saitama, JP 171 1929

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