US20120296164A1 - Monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery and displaying method thereof - Google Patents
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- the present inventionrelates to a medical apparatus, and more particularly, to an improvement of a medical apparatus for laparoscopic surgery.
- Laparoscopic surgeryis a high technological surgery whereby a hole about 1 cm in size is made in the vicinity of the navel and an operation is performed by inserting a laparoscope through the hole for seeing inside the patient's belly. This medical field is currently experiencing many developments.
- the recently developed laparoscopescan provide more clear and enlarged images than those seen by a naked eye and have been developed to allow any surgery using surgical apparatuses specifically invented for the laparoscopes while watching monitors.
- the laparoscopic surgerysince the laparoscopic surgery has an operation extent similar to that of an abdominal operation, involves less complications than the abdominal operation, can start to treat the operated region after the surgery in a shorter time than the abdominal operation, and has a capability of maintaining stamina and/or immune function of the patient superior than the abdominal surgery, the laparoscopic surgery can reduce recurrence of cancer in the future. Due to these reasons, the laparoscopic surgery is being gradually authorized as a standard surgical procedure for treatment of colon cancer in U.S.A. and Europe.
- the laparoscopic surgeryis more difficult than the conventional abdominal surgery.
- the reasonsare that apparatuses for the laparoscopic surgery are unfamiliar, the laparoscopic surgery provides only two-dimensional images and mirror images, and a surgeon cannot directly touch the part of the patient that is being operated on.
- the present inventionhas been made in view of the above and/or other problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery capable of solving difficulties when the laparoscopic surgery is performed while watching a monitor and a method of displaying the region being operated on.
- a monitor apparatus for a laparoscopic surgeryin which a controller controls images, captured by a laparoscope as an endoscope and displayed on monitors, to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise according to surgeons' command using image manipulation parts such that the images are arranged in the directions where the surgeons can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently while watching the images displayed on the monitors.
- the difficulty of the laparoscopic surgery watching a monitor by multiple surgeonsis solved by rotating the monitor.
- FIG. 1is a view illustrating a conventional laparoscopic surgery
- FIGS. 2 and 3are views illustrating a monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 4is a block diagram illustrating the monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5is a side sectional view illustrating an assembly of a driving motor 36 a and a monitor 20 a for laparoscopic surgery;
- FIG. 6is a view illustrating monitors for the laparoscopic surgery rotated such that the monitor screens are aligned with the surgeons themselves;
- FIG. 7is a block diagram illustrating the rotation of images to be displayed on the monitors using an image processing according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- an image displayed on the monitor 100is different according to the position into which the laparoscope as an endoscope is inserted.
- the surgeoninserts the laparoscope.
- the surgeoncan normally perform the laparoscopic surgery with watching the image displayed on the monitor 100 chiefly disposed at the opposite side.
- assistant surgeons 106 and 108 at other sidesmust twist their body to watch the images displayed on the monitors, as well as since surgical devices of the assistant surgeons 106 and 108 are displayed at the upper sides or the left or right sides on the monitors, the assistant surgeons have difficulty to perform the laparoscopic surgery due to watching the monitors.
- visual images displayed on the monitorsare provided such that the main surgeon and the assistant surgeons can conveniently perform the laparoscopic surgery.
- images captured by a laparoscope as an endoscope and displayed on a monitorare rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by a controller according to a user's command using an image manipulation part such that the images are arranged in the direction where the surgeon can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently while watching the images displayed on the monitor.
- a method of rotating images for the laparoscopic surgery performed by the controllerincludes the steps of 1) checking whether there is a command for rotation of the images for the laparoscopic surgery displayed on respective monitors from at least one of image rotation manipulation parts by a surgeon, and 2) when there is a surgeon's command for the rotation of the image, rotating an image displayed on one of the monitors corresponding to the image rotation manipulation part commanding the rotation of the corresponding image clockwise or counterclockwise based on rotation angle information such that the displayed image watched by the surgeon is similarly arranged in the direction where laparoscopic surgical devices which are used by the surgeon are actually arranged.
- the method of rotating the image displayed on the monitor clockwise or counterclockwiseis roughly divided into a method of directly rotating the monitor (See FIGS. 2 to 6 ), and a method of rotating the image displayed on the monitor using image processing (See FIG. 7 ).
- FIGS. 2 and 3are views illustrating a monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5is a block diagram illustrating the monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- a total number of surgeons performing the laparoscopic surgeryis three, including a main surgeon and assistant surgeons, and three monitors for the laparoscopic surgery are installed corresponding to the number of the surgeons.
- the drawingsdo not limit the scope of the present invention and are provided only for the illustrative purpose.
- the number of the main and assistant surgeonsmay be two or more as could be the number of the monitors.
- a singe main surgeon 6 and two assistant surgeons 8 and 10stand about a patient 4 lying on an operating table 2 to form a triangle and perform the laparoscopic surgery using a laparoscope 12 and surgical devices 14 and 16 for the laparoscopic surgery.
- monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 care installed on the opposite sides of the respective surgeons 6 , 8 , and 10 so that the main surgeon 6 and the assistant surgeons 8 and 10 can perform the laparoscopic surgery while watching the respective monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c , wherein driving motors 36 a , 36 b , and 36 c respectively installed at the rear sides of the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c to rotate the respective monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c clockwise or counterclockwise so that the surgeons can conveniently perform the laparoscopic surgery while watching the images displayed on the respective monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c.
- image rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 c corresponding to the respective monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 care installed.
- the image rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 ccan be implemented by foot switches respectively including a right button and a left button.
- the monitor installed in the opposite side of the corresponding surgeonis rotated clockwise slowly, and when pressing the left button of one of the foot switches, the monitor installed in the opposite side of the corresponding surgeon is rotated counter clockwise slowly to maximum 180 degrees.
- the monitorsare rotated using the foot switches
- the monitorscan be rotated by the user's foot, hands, or voice.
- wires 40 and 42are connected to the laparoscope 12 and the image rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 c .
- the wires 40 and 42are partially depicted in FIGS. 2 and 3 , but are connected also to a controller 29 (See FIG. 4 ).
- the connection between the laparoscope 12 and the controller 29 and between the image rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 c and the controller 29can be implemented by wires or short-range wireless communications, since signals could interfere with each other, preferably the connections are implemented by wires.
- the controller 29includes an image processor 30 and a controlling part 32 .
- An image captured by the laparoscope 12is transmitted to the controller 29 and is processed by the image processor 30 of the controller 29 , and after this, the processed image is transmitted to the controlling part 32 .
- the controlling part 32controls the image processed by the image processor 30 to be displayed on the respective monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c for the laparoscopic surgery.
- the controlling part 32drives motor driving parts 34 a , 34 b , and 34 c in response to the operation signals for rotating the respective monitors from the monitor rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 c .
- the motor driving parts 34 a , 34 b , and 34 crotate respective driving motors 36 a , 36 b , and 36 c clockwise or counterclockwise according to the control signals from the controlling part 32 .
- Each of the driving motors 36 a , 36 b , and 36 cincludes a direct current motor and a reducer, and slowly rotates the corresponding one of the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c clockwise or counterclockwise when a corresponding surgeon generates a command to rotate using the corresponding one of the image rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 c by foot.
- the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c installed to the driving motors 36 a , 36 b , and 36 care one of light and thin flat type displays such as plasma display panels (PDP), flat panel displays (FPD), thin film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT LCD), or the like.
- PDPplasma display panels
- FPDflat panel displays
- TFT LCDthin film transistor liquid crystal displays
- the monitor 20 ais disposed in a protective box 50 having a circularopening 52 formed in the front side thereof, and the driving motor 36 a is accommodated in a support 54 integrally formed with the rear side of the protective box 50 and a driving shaft 37 of the driving motor 36 a is inserted into an insert hole of the support 54 such that the leading end of the driving shaft 37 is coupled with a fixing plate 58 attached to the monitor 20 a .
- bearings 56are installed so that the monitor 20 a can be smoothly rotated.
- the rear side of the protective box 50is coupled with an arm 60 for adjusting the positions, the heights, and the right and left inclined angels of the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c for the laparoscopic surgery.
- the protective boxes 50maintain a fixed state and only the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c are rotated clockwise or counterclockwise in the protective boxes 50 .
- the arm 60may be suspended to the roof or on the ground.
- the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c for the laparoscopic surgerymay be desktop type monitors that stand on the ground or hanger type monitors that are hung on the arm 60 suspended to the roof.
- the opening 54 formed in the front side of the protective box 50has a circular shape so that the surgeons cannot feel apprehensive when the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c are being or have been rotated clockwise or counterclockwise and can concentrate on the images displayed on the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c.
- the main surgeon 6 and the assistant surgeons 8 and 10can rotate the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c for the laparoscopic surgery in the protective boxes 50 clockwise or counterclockwise to be aligned with themselves using the foot switches as the manipulation parts for rotating the monitors.
- FIG. 6is a view illustrating monitors for the laparoscopic surgery rotated such that the monitor screens are aligned with the surgeons themselves.
- FIG. 6 ais a view illustrating an original displayed image aligned with the main surgeon 6 of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 6 bis a view illustrating that a monitor 20 b for the laparoscopic surgery is rotated counterclockwise such that the monitor 20 b is aligned with an assistant surgeon 8 in a ten o'clock direction of FIG. 2 .
- the laparoscopic surgical devices 16 of the assistant surgeon 8 displayed on the monitor 20 bare located in a six o'clock direction.
- FIG. 6 cis a view illustrating that a monitor 20 c for the laparoscopic surgery is rotated counterclockwise such that the monitor 20 c is aligned with an assistant surgeon 10 in a two o'clock direction of FIG. 2 .
- the laparoscopic surgical devices 18 of the assistant surgeon 10 displayed on the monitor 20 care located in a six o'clock direction.
- FIG. 7is a block diagram illustrating the rotation of images to be displayed on the monitors using image processing according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7Although the structure shown in FIG. 7 is similar to that shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , the difference therebetween is that the driving motors 36 a , 36 b , and 36 c for rotating the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c for the laparoscopic surgery, the first, second, and third motor driving parts 34 a , 34 b , and 34 c , and the protective box 60 having the opening as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 are omitted in FIG. 7 .
- an image processor 30 A and a controlling part 32 A of a controller 29 Aare slightly different from those of the image processor 30 and the controlling part 32 of the controller 29 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 .
- the controller 29 Aincludes the image processor 30 A and the controlling part 32 A and may be implemented by a console box.
- the image processor 30 Aprocesses images captured by the laparoscope 12 such that the captured images are rotated according to the image rotation angle control from the controlling part 32 A and are transmitted to the controlling part 32 A.
- the controlling part 32 Atransmits the control information about the image rotation angle corresponding to the rotation command from the image rotation manipulation parts 22 a , 22 b , and 22 c to the image processor 30 A and controls the images rotated by the image processor 30 A to be displayed on the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 c for the laparoscopic surgery. Since the images processed to be rotated are arranged such that the directions of the images of the laparoscopic surgical devices displayed on the monitors for the laparoscopic surgery are similar to or identical to the actual directions of the surgical devices, the surgeons can conveniently perform the laparoscopic surgery.
- the controlling part 32 Aforms circular effective visual windows 70 in the screens of the monitors for the laparoscopic surgery such that the corresponding images are displayed through the effective visual windows 70 .
- the areas outside the effective visual windows 70 of the screens of the monitors 20 a , 20 b , and 20 care displayed in black by the controlling part 32 A.
- the console box type controller 29 Acan be combined to the laparoscopic surgery, the console box type controller can be immediately applied to the medical field.
- the present inventioncan be applied to the laparoscopic surgery.
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- This application is a Divisional of co-pending application Ser. No. 11/660,934, filed on Apr. 9, 2007, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference and for which priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §120.
- The present invention relates to a medical apparatus, and more particularly, to an improvement of a medical apparatus for laparoscopic surgery.
- Laparoscopic surgery is a high technological surgery whereby a hole about 1 cm in size is made in the vicinity of the navel and an operation is performed by inserting a laparoscope through the hole for seeing inside the patient's belly. This medical field is currently experiencing many developments.
- The recently developed laparoscopes can provide more clear and enlarged images than those seen by a naked eye and have been developed to allow any surgery using surgical apparatuses specifically invented for the laparoscopes while watching monitors.
- Moreover, since the laparoscopic surgery has an operation extent similar to that of an abdominal operation, involves less complications than the abdominal operation, can start to treat the operated region after the surgery in a shorter time than the abdominal operation, and has a capability of maintaining stamina and/or immune function of the patient superior than the abdominal surgery, the laparoscopic surgery can reduce recurrence of cancer in the future. Due to these reasons, the laparoscopic surgery is being gradually authorized as a standard surgical procedure for treatment of colon cancer in U.S.A. and Europe.
- However, the laparoscopic surgery is more difficult than the conventional abdominal surgery. The reasons are that apparatuses for the laparoscopic surgery are unfamiliar, the laparoscopic surgery provides only two-dimensional images and mirror images, and a surgeon cannot directly touch the part of the patient that is being operated on.
- Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above and/or other problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery capable of solving difficulties when the laparoscopic surgery is performed while watching a monitor and a method of displaying the region being operated on.
- In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a monitor apparatus for a laparoscopic surgery in which a controller controls images, captured by a laparoscope as an endoscope and displayed on monitors, to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise according to surgeons' command using image manipulation parts such that the images are arranged in the directions where the surgeons can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently while watching the images displayed on the monitors.
- As described above, according to the present invention, the difficulty of the laparoscopic surgery watching a monitor by multiple surgeons is solved by rotating the monitor.
- These and/or other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a view illustrating a conventional laparoscopic surgery;FIGS. 2 and 3 are views illustrating a monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating the monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;FIG. 5 is a side sectional view illustrating an assembly of a drivingmotor 36aand amonitor 20afor laparoscopic surgery;FIG. 6 is a view illustrating monitors for the laparoscopic surgery rotated such that the monitor screens are aligned with the surgeons themselves; andFIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the rotation of images to be displayed on the monitors using an image processing according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.- Hereinafter, an independently driven multiple-shaft roll screen according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is noticed that the same numerals in the drawings are assigned to the same components. Moreover, the description for the conventional function and structure that may confuse spirit of the present invention will be omitted.
- One of the difficulties of the laparoscopic surgery is that a surgeon must perform the laparoscopic surgery using surgical devices for the laparoscopic surgery while watching a monitor.
- As shown in
FIG. 1 , when asingle monitor 100 for the laparoscopic surgery is provided, an image displayed on themonitor 100 is different according to the position into which the laparoscope as an endoscope is inserted. Generally, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope. At that time, the surgeon can normally perform the laparoscopic surgery with watching the image displayed on themonitor 100 chiefly disposed at the opposite side. However, different from themain surgeon 104,assistant surgeons assistant surgeons - When instead of a single monitor as shown in
FIG. 1 , two or three monitors are arranged to form a triangle, it is much more convenient for the main surgeon and the assistant surgeons to perform the laparoscopic surgery by watching the respective monitors without twisting their bodies. However, the surgical devices and hands of the assistant surgeons are often displayed on the monitors different from the actual positions. In other words, since the upper and lower sides or the right and left sides of the images are reversed on the monitors, it is difficult for the assistant surgeons to perform the laparoscopic surgery while watching the monitors. Thus, in order to skillfully perform the laparoscopic surgery, a great deal of laparoscopic surgical experience is required, and it is difficult for novices and moderately skilled surgeons of laparoscopic surgery to perform the laparoscopic surgery. Therefore, for the successful laparoscopic surgery, gathering a laparoscopic surgical team including skilled assistants (assistant surgeons) is important preparation for the laparoscopic surgery. - Since the surgical devices and hands are displayed at the upper sides or the right and left sides in the monitors, it is difficult for the assistant surgeons to perform the laparoscopic surgery while watching the images displayed on the monitors.
- In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, visual images displayed on the monitors are provided such that the main surgeon and the assistant surgeons can conveniently perform the laparoscopic surgery.
- To this end, in the present invention, images captured by a laparoscope as an endoscope and displayed on a monitor are rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by a controller according to a user's command using an image manipulation part such that the images are arranged in the direction where the surgeon can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently while watching the images displayed on the monitor.
- A method of rotating images for the laparoscopic surgery performed by the controller includes the steps of 1) checking whether there is a command for rotation of the images for the laparoscopic surgery displayed on respective monitors from at least one of image rotation manipulation parts by a surgeon, and 2) when there is a surgeon's command for the rotation of the image, rotating an image displayed on one of the monitors corresponding to the image rotation manipulation part commanding the rotation of the corresponding image clockwise or counterclockwise based on rotation angle information such that the displayed image watched by the surgeon is similarly arranged in the direction where laparoscopic surgical devices which are used by the surgeon are actually arranged.
- The method of rotating the image displayed on the monitor clockwise or counterclockwise is roughly divided into a method of directly rotating the monitor (See
FIGS. 2 to 6 ), and a method of rotating the image displayed on the monitor using image processing (SeeFIG. 7 ). - Firstly, the method of directly rotating the monitor will be described in detail with reference to
FIGS. 2 to 6 , as follows. FIGS. 2 and 3 are views illustrating a monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, andFIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating the monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.- As shown in
FIGS. 2 to 4 , a total number of surgeons performing the laparoscopic surgery is three, including a main surgeon and assistant surgeons, and three monitors for the laparoscopic surgery are installed corresponding to the number of the surgeons. However, those skilled in the art could understand that the drawings do not limit the scope of the present invention and are provided only for the illustrative purpose. Those skilled in the art could understand that the number of the main and assistant surgeons may be two or more as could be the number of the monitors. - Firstly, referring to
FIGS. 2 and 3 , a singe main surgeon6 and twoassistant surgeons laparoscope 12 andsurgical devices - In this preferred embodiment of the present invention, monitors20a,20b, and20care installed on the opposite sides of the
respective surgeons assistant surgeons respective monitors motors monitors respective monitors respective monitors - In order to rotate the
respective monitors respective surgeons rotation manipulation parts respective monitors rotation manipulation parts - In this preferred embodiment of the present invention, although the monitors are rotated using the foot switches, the monitors can be rotated by the user's foot, hands, or voice.
- As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 ,wires laparoscope 12 and the imagerotation manipulation parts wires FIGS. 2 and 3 , but are connected also to a controller29 (SeeFIG. 4 ). Although the connection between thelaparoscope 12 and thecontroller 29 and between the imagerotation manipulation parts controller 29 can be implemented by wires or short-range wireless communications, since signals could interfere with each other, preferably the connections are implemented by wires. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , thecontroller 29 includes animage processor 30 and a controllingpart 32. An image captured by thelaparoscope 12 is transmitted to thecontroller 29 and is processed by theimage processor 30 of thecontroller 29, and after this, the processed image is transmitted to the controllingpart 32. The controllingpart 32 controls the image processed by theimage processor 30 to be displayed on therespective monitors - Moreover, the controlling
part 32 drivesmotor driving parts rotation manipulation parts motor driving parts respective driving motors part 32. - Each of the driving
motors monitors rotation manipulation parts - Preferably, the
monitors motors - The assembly of the driving
motors monitors FIG. 5 as follows. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and 3 , themonitor 20ais disposed in aprotective box 50 having acircularopening 52 formed in the front side thereof, and the drivingmotor 36ais accommodated in asupport 54 integrally formed with the rear side of theprotective box 50 and a drivingshaft 37 of the drivingmotor 36ais inserted into an insert hole of thesupport 54 such that the leading end of the drivingshaft 37 is coupled with a fixingplate 58 attached to themonitor 20a. In the insert hole of thesupport 54,bearings 56 are installed so that themonitor 20acan be smoothly rotated. - The rear side of the
protective box 50 is coupled with anarm 60 for adjusting the positions, the heights, and the right and left inclined angels of themonitors protective boxes 50 maintain a fixed state and only themonitors protective boxes 50. Thearm 60 may be suspended to the roof or on the ground. - For example, the
monitors arm 60 suspended to the roof. - The
opening 54 formed in the front side of theprotective box 50 has a circular shape so that the surgeons cannot feel apprehensive when themonitors monitors - As described above, according to the monitor apparatus for the laparoscopic surgery, the main surgeon6 and the
assistant surgeons monitors protective boxes 50 clockwise or counterclockwise to be aligned with themselves using the foot switches as the manipulation parts for rotating the monitors. FIG. 6 is a view illustrating monitors for the laparoscopic surgery rotated such that the monitor screens are aligned with the surgeons themselves.- Referring to
FIG. 6 ,FIG. 6 ais a view illustrating an original displayed image aligned with the main surgeon6 ofFIG. 2 . FIG. 6 bis a view illustrating that amonitor 20bfor the laparoscopic surgery is rotated counterclockwise such that themonitor 20bis aligned with anassistant surgeon 8 in a ten o'clock direction ofFIG. 2 . As a result, the laparoscopicsurgical devices 16 of theassistant surgeon 8 displayed on themonitor 20bare located in a six o'clock direction.FIG. 6 cis a view illustrating that amonitor 20cfor the laparoscopic surgery is rotated counterclockwise such that themonitor 20cis aligned with anassistant surgeon 10 in a two o'clock direction ofFIG. 2 . As a result, the laparoscopic surgical devices18 of theassistant surgeon 10 displayed on themonitor 20care located in a six o'clock direction.- Next, the method of rotating the image displayed on the monitors for the laparoscopic surgery using image processing and displaying the processed images according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to
FIG. 7 as follows. FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating the rotation of images to be displayed on the monitors using image processing according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention.- Although the structure shown in
FIG. 7 is similar to that shown inFIGS. 2 to 4 , the difference therebetween is that the drivingmotors monitors motor driving parts protective box 60 having the opening as shown inFIGS. 2 to 4 are omitted inFIG. 7 . - Moreover, the functions of an
image processor 30A and acontrolling part 32A of acontroller 29A are slightly different from those of theimage processor 30 and thecontrolling part 32 of thecontroller 29 as shown inFIGS. 2 to 4 . - As shown in
FIG. 7 , thecontroller 29A includes theimage processor 30A and thecontrolling part 32A and may be implemented by a console box. - The
image processor 30A processes images captured by thelaparoscope 12 such that the captured images are rotated according to the image rotation angle control from thecontrolling part 32A and are transmitted to thecontrolling part 32A. Thecontrolling part 32A transmits the control information about the image rotation angle corresponding to the rotation command from the imagerotation manipulation parts image processor 30A and controls the images rotated by theimage processor 30A to be displayed on themonitors - Moreover, the
controlling part 32A forms circular effectivevisual windows 70 in the screens of the monitors for the laparoscopic surgery such that the corresponding images are displayed through the effectivevisual windows 70. The areas outside the effectivevisual windows 70 of the screens of themonitors controlling part 32A. Thus, since the surgeons watch images displayed within the effectivevisual windows 70, the surgeons can feel stability regardless of the rotation of the images. - Since, when the
controller 29A is made in the form of a console box as described in another preferred embodiment of the present invention and is distributed to consumers, the consolebox type controller 29A can be combined to the laparoscopic surgery, the console box type controller can be immediately applied to the medical field. - Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed for illustrative purposes, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications, additions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims.
- The present invention can be applied to the laparoscopic surgery.
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1. A monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery comprising:
a laparoscope as an endoscope;
a plurality of monitors for laparoscopic surgery;
a plurality of image rotation manipulation parts; and
a controller for controlling at least one of images captured by the laparoscope and displayed on one of the monitors to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise according to a user's command using at least one of the image manipulation parts such that the image is arranged in the direction where the user can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently while watching the image displayed on the monitor,
wherein the controller comprises:
an image processor for processing and outputting the images captured by the laparoscope according to a predetermined image rotation angle control; and
a controlling part for transmitting a control information about the image rotation angle corresponding to the rotation command from the image rotation manipulation parts to the image processor and for controlling the output from the image processor to be displayed.
2. The monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery as set forth inclaim 1 , wherein the controlling part forms circular effective visual windows in the screens of the monitors such that the images are displayed within the circular effective visual windows.
3. The monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery as set forth inclaim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a console box.
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