Electric operation system

Abstract

When a treatment instrument is connected to the corresponding device (electric scalpel device or ultrasonic wave generation device), the device (electric scalpel device or ultrasonic wave generation device) transmits information related to the type, mode, and setting of the treatment instrument to a system controller. Accordingly, if a new treatment instrument is used, the system controller can perform display information related to the new treatment instrument and control the new treatment instrument. Even when the system controller is used in combination with newly-developed electric cautery knife and other treatment instruments, the system controller can obtain fixed information related to the respective medical instruments, thus increasing the operationality. Even if wrong setting is performed outside the ratings of the instruments in the system controller, the instruments can be prevented from damage such as dielectric breakdown on the basis of the obtained fixed information.

1 . An electric operation system having one or a plurality of electric treatment instruments for therapeutically treating tissue of a living body, an instrument driver connected to the electric treatment instruments, and a system controller for controlling the instrument driver, the system comprising: 
 reading means for reading a plurality of operation parameters of the electric treatment instruments connected to the instrument driver; and    control-parameter-range determining means for determining a control parameter range, where the instrument driver is controllable by the system controller, on the basis of a plurality of the operation parameters read by the reading means.    
   
   
       2 . The electric operation system according to  claim 1 , wherein the control-parameter-range determining means assigns priorities to a plurality of the operation parameters.  
   
   
       3 . The electric operation system according to  claim 1 , wherein the instrument driver includes an electric scalpel device.  
   
   
       4 . The electric operation system according to  claim 3 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a monopolar treatment instrument.  
   
   
       5 . The electric operation system according to  claim 3 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a bipolar treatment instrument.  
   
   
       6 . The electric operation system according to  claim 2 , wherein the instrument driver includes an electric scalpel device.  
   
   
       7 . The electric operation system according to  claim 6 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a monopolar treatment instrument.  
   
   
       8 . The electric operation system according to  claim 6 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a bipolar treatment instrument.  
   
   
       9 . The electric operation system according to  claim 1 , wherein the instrument driver includes an ultrasonic wave generation device.  
   
   
       10 . The electric operation system according to  claim 9 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a treatment instrument for incision and coagulation.  
   
   
       11 . The electric operation system according to  claim 2 , wherein the instrument driver includes an ultrasonic wave generation device.  
   
   
       12 . The electric operation system according to  claim 11 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a treatment instrument for incision and coagulation.  
   
   
       13 . The electric operation system according to  claim 9 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a treatment instrument for lithotripsy.  
   
   
       14 . The electric operation system according to  claim 11 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a treatment instrument for lithotripsy.  
   
   
       15 . The electric operation system according to  claim 9 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a treatment instrument for ultrasonic wave suction.  
   
   
       16 . The electric operation system according to  claim 11 , wherein the electric treatment instrument includes a treatment instrument for ultrasonic wave suction.  
   
   
       17 . The electric operation system according to  claim 13 , further comprising: 
 a water-supply and suction device.    
   
   
       18 . The electric operation system according to  claim 14 , further comprising: 
 a water-supply and suction device.    
   
   
       19 . The electric operation system according to  claim 15 , further comprising: 
 a water-supply and suction device.    
   
   
       20 . The electric operation system according to  claim 16 , further comprising: 
 a water-supply and suction device.    
   
   
       21 . A method for controlling an electric operation system having one or a plurality of electric treatment instruments for therapeutically treating tissue of a living body, an instrument driver connected to the electric treatment instruments, and a system controller for controlling the instrument driver, the method comprising: 
 a line establishing step of establishing lines between the instrument driver and the system controller;    an information transmitting step of transmitting type information and setting information of each of the accessories connected to the instrument driver from the instrument driver to the system controller; and    an initializing step of initializing a set output value of the instrument driver on the basis of the type information and the setting information in the system controller.    
   
   
       22 . The electric operation system control method according to  claim 21 , wherein the instrument driver includes an electric scalpel device.  
   
   
       23 . The electric operation system control method according to  claim 21 , wherein the instrument driver includes an ultrasonic wave generation device.  
   
   
       24 . The electric operation system control method according to  claim 21 , wherein the instrument driver includes a water-supply and suction device.  
   
   
       25 . An electric operation system having one or a plurality of electric treatment instruments for therapeutically treating tissue of a living body, an instrument driver connected to the electric treatment instruments, and a system controller for controlling the instrument driver, the system comprising: 
 line establishing means for establishing lines between the instrument driver and the system controller;    information transmitting means for transmitting type information and setting information of each of accessories connected to the instrument driver from the instrument driver to the system controller; and    initializing means for initializing a set output value of the instrument driver on the basis of the type information and the setting information in the system controller.    
   
   
       26 . The electric operation system according to  claim 25 , wherein the instrument driver includes an electric scalpel device.  
   
   
       27 . The electric operation system according to  claim 25 , wherein the instrument driver includes an ultrasonic wave generation device.  
   
   
       28 . The electric operation system according to  claim 25 , wherein the instrument driver includes a water-supply and suction device.  
   
   
       29 . A method for controlling a process of a water-supply and suction device for supplying water to tissue of a living body and performing suction when the tissue is treated using an ultrasonic treatment instrument, the method comprising: 
 a detecting step of detecting the type of a treatment instrument connected to the system;    an instrument determining step of determining whether the detected treatment instrument is a treatment instrument for ultrasonic wave suction; and    a water-supply range setting step of setting a water supply range of the water-supply and suction device on the basis of the result of determination in the instrument determining step.    
   
   
       30 . A water-supply and suction device for supplying water to tissue of a living body and performing suction when the tissue is treated using an ultrasonic treatment instrument, the device comprising: 
 detecting means for detecting the type of a treatment instrument connected to the device;    instrument determining means for determining whether the detected treatment instrument is a treatment instrument for ultrasonic wave suction; and    water-supply range setting means for setting a water supply range of the water-supply and suction device on the basis of the result of determination in the instrument determining means.