JPH0723977A - Operation support system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an operation support system which can efficiently support an operator during a real or simulated operation. CONSTITUTION:An operation support system has an image pickup means 4 for picking up an image of the affected part, a display means 5 for displaying the image of the affected part taken by the image pickup means 4, a support display means 6 for displaying the image of the affected part taken by the image pickup means 4, an input means 9 arranged near the support display means 6 for inputting operation support information related to the image of the affected part, and an image synthesis means for synthesizing the operation support information from the input means 9 with the image of the affected part taken by the image pickup means 4, to display the image in the display means 5 and the support display means 6. Therefore, an operator 60 in an operating room 2 can promptly recognize visually the operation support information synthesized with the image of the affected part in the display means 5, and it is made possible to effectively support the operator 60 through the visual means during an operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surgical operation support device,
More specifically, the present invention relates to a surgery support device capable of providing surgery support to an operator when performing actual surgery or simulated surgery.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An outline of a conventional operating room for performing eye surgery on a patient will be described with reference to FIG.

In the operating room 50 shown in the figure, a bed 51 for the patient M, a surgical microscope 52 for observing the eye of the patient M lying on the bed 51, and a TV camera for imaging the eye of the patient M. 53 and a TV monitor 54 as display means for displaying an image of the eye of the patient M captured by the TV camera 53.

In such an operating room 50, when a relatively unfamiliar operator 60 performs an operation on the eye of the patient M, an experienced supporter 61 who is near the operator M operates a TV monitor 5
In many cases, the operation is performed while listening to the operation support information such as the oral approach method to be performed while viewing the image of the patient M displayed in FIG. The situation is the same when performing simulation surgery.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned surgery support method, since it depends on the oral surgery support information, it is necessary to transmit detailed surgical contents from the supporter 61 to the operator 60 to the actual affected area. The reality is that it is difficult to do. Therefore, the operator 60 may interrupt the surgery on the affected part and hear the surgery support information from the supporter 61, which causes a problem that the burden on the patient M increases due to the extension of the operation time. There is also a problem that the supporter 61 must always be present in the operating room 50 to be present.

Further, there is a problem that the simulation operation cannot be efficiently executed.

[0007] Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a surgery support device capable of efficiently performing surgery support to an operator visually when performing a surgery or a simulation surgery on an actual affected part. Is.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a surgery assisting apparatus, including image pickup means for picking up an image of an affected part, display means for displaying an image of the affected part by the image pickup means, and display means for support for displaying the image of the affected part by the image pickup means. And input means for inputting surgery support information for the affected part image arranged in the vicinity of the support display means, and surgery support information from the input means and the affected part image by the imaging means are combined to display the display means and the The image synthesizing processing means is provided for display by the supporting display means.

The surgery support information from the input means includes position designation information for the affected area, incision locus information, and surgery support message. The image synthesis processing means includes:
The position designation information and the incision locus information are combined with the corresponding position of the affected part image, and the surgery support message is combined with a position different from the affected part image.

[0010]

According to the surgical operation support apparatus having the above-described structure, first,
The affected area image captured by the imaging means is displayed on the display means and the support display means, respectively.

In this state, when the supporter inputs the surgery support information for the affected part image from the input means while looking at the image of the affected part on the support display means, the image composition processing means combines the operation support information from the input means with the operation support information. The image of the affected area by the image pickup means is combined and provided for display on the display means and the support display means.

Thus, the operator can visually recognize the surgery assistance information combined with the affected part image by looking at the display means, and efficiently perform the surgery assistance to the operator visually.

The surgery support information from the input means includes position designation information, incision trajectory information, and surgery support message for the affected area, and the image synthesis processing means positions the position designation information at a position corresponding to the affected area image. By synthesizing the incision trajectory information and synthesizing the surgery support message at a position different from the affected area image, the operator visually recognizes the position designation information and the incision trajectory information combined in the affected area image by looking at the display means. Since it is possible to grasp the operation support message and also the operation support message visually, it is possible to more effectively provide the operation support to the operator.

[0014]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

The surgical operation supporting apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 has an image pickup means (TV camera) 4 for picking up an image of a diseased part placed in an operating room 2 and a display means (T) for displaying an image of the diseased part by the image pickup means 4.
(V monitor) 5 and a place different from the operating room 2, that is, a support display unit 6 for displaying an image of the affected area by the imaging unit 4 arranged in the support room 3, and a support display unit 6 arranged in the vicinity of the support display unit 6. An input means 9 including a keyboard 7 and a mouse 8 for inputting surgery support information for the affected area image, the surgery support information from the input means 9 and the affected area image by the imaging means 4 are combined and placed in the operating room 2. A case 1 equipped with a display means 5 and an image composition processing means 11 described later, which is used for displaying the support display means 6 arranged in the support room 3.
It has 0 and.

Incidentally, in the operating room 2, like the conventional apparatus,
A bed 51 for the patient M and a surgical microscope 52 for observing the eyes of the patient M lying on the bed 51 are arranged.

FIG. 2 shows a control system of the surgery assisting apparatus 1. In the operating room 2, in addition to the image pickup means 4 and the display means 5, a first interface 12 and a first speaker 1 are provided.
3 and a first microphone 14 are arranged, and the affected area image captured by the image capturing unit 4 is sent to the support room 3 side via the first interface 12 and the image combining processing unit via the first interface 12. The output image 11 is fetched and sent to the display means 5.

Further, the first interface 12
Is also configured to perform transmission of voice information using the first speaker 13 and the first microphone 14.

On the other hand, in the support room 3, the image composition processing means 11 and the video tape recorder 17 mounted on the housing 10 and the storage means 18 connected to the image composition processing means 11.
And an input means 9 including the support display means 6, a keyboard 7 and a mouse 8 connected to the image synthesis processing means 11,
The second speaker 19, the second microphone 20, and the first interface 1 connected to the image composition processing means 11.
A second interface 22 for transmitting and receiving image information and audio information to and from the digital camera 2 is arranged.

Next, the operation of the above-mentioned surgery support apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7.

For example, when a relatively unfamiliar operator 60 observes the eye of the patient M lying on the bed 51 with the operating microscope 52, the operation of the eye of the patient M is first performed.
The affected part image taken by the imaging means 4 arranged in the operating room 2 is displayed on the display means 5 arranged in the operating room 2 and the supporting display means 6 arranged in the supporting room 3 shown in FIG.

In this state, the experienced supporter 61 in the support room 3 inputs an operation support message as operation support information from the keyboard 7 while looking at the affected area image displayed on the support display means 6. , Position designation information as surgery support information for the affected area image by the mouse 8,
Enter incision locus information.

The image synthesizing processing means 11 synthesizes the surgery support message from the keyboard 7 at a position different from the affected part image and, at the same time, picks up the position designation information and incision locus information for the affected part image from the mouse 8. The synthesizing process is performed on the corresponding position of the affected part image by the means.

The composite image information obtained by combining the surgery support information is secondly processed by the image combining processing means 11.
Interface 22, first interface 12
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the position designation information is displayed as a circular frame indicated by a dotted line, and the incision locus information is displayed as a black line overlaid on the affected area image as shown in FIG. In addition, the operation support message from the keyboard 7
As shown in FIG. 5, it is displayed outside the frame of the affected part image.

As the operation support message, for example, "longer incision", "more deep incision", "12
Various messages such as "from the direction of time to the direction of 15:00", "with an incision width of 2 mm", "tighten the sewing thread", "inject saline", "increase the observation magnification", etc. it can.

By such an operation, the operator 60 in the operating room 2 can quickly and visually recognize the surgery support information combined with the image of the affected part by looking at the display means 5, and the surgery support to the operator 60 can be obtained. It becomes possible to do it efficiently through vision,
The burden on the patient during the actual surgery can be reduced.

In parallel with the above operation, the supporter 61
It is more effective if the person pronounces the surgery support information on the second microphone 20 and transmits it to the operator 60 by voice from the speaker 13 of the operating room 2.

Also in the case of the simulation operation, it becomes possible to efficiently perform the operation support to the operator 60 visually and even by voice, and the simulation operation can be efficiently and effectively executed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, display means 5,
The operation menu is displayed on the support display means 6, and the supporter 61
It is also possible to provide surgery support to the surgeon 60 based on the surgery menu.

FIG. 7 shows a case in which the ideal surgical image recorded on the video tape recorder 17 and the affected part image of the patient M are synthesized by the image synthesis processing means 11 and displayed on the display means 5. Is.

With such a display, the operator 60 can perform an actual operation while referring to an ideal operation image.

FIG. 8 shows an application example of the present invention, in which the support room 3 having the above-mentioned configuration is connected to, for example, three operating rooms 2A to 2C by a transmission cable 30, and the support room 3 is connected.
The supporter 61 in the hospital is the operator 60 of each operating room 2A to 2C.
It is also possible to individually send the surgery support information to each.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

[0034]

According to the present invention described in detail above, because of the above-mentioned configuration, the operator can quickly and visually recognize the surgery support information combined with the affected area image by looking at the display means. It is possible to provide a surgery assistance device capable of efficiently performing surgery assistance to the eyes through the eyes.

Further, the surgery support information from the input means includes position designation information, incision locus information, and surgery support message for the affected area, and the image synthesis processing means performs synthesis processing of these to obtain an operator. It is possible to provide a surgery support device capable of more effectively performing surgery support to a patient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a layout view showing an embodiment of a surgery support device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of an affected part image of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in which position designation information and incision trajectory information are combined with an affected part image of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in which position designation information, incision trajectory information, and a surgery support message are combined with an affected part image of the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example of a surgery menu in the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a display example in which an affected area image and an ideal surgical image are combined in the apparatus of this embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a layout diagram showing an application example of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a layout view showing a conventional operating room.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Surgery support device 2 Surgery room 3 Support room 4 Imaging means 5 Display means 6 Support display means 9 Input means 11 Image composition processing means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An image pickup unit for picking up an image of a diseased part, a display unit for displaying an image of the diseased part by the image pickup unit, a support display unit for displaying an image of the diseased part by the image pickup unit, and the display unit for support is arranged in the vicinity of the display unit for support. Input means for inputting surgery support information for the affected area image, and image combining processing means for combining the surgery support information from the input means and the affected area image by the imaging means and providing the display means and the support display means with the image. And a surgery support device. 2. The surgery support information from the input means includes position designation information, incision locus information, and surgery support message for the affected area, and the image synthesis processing means sets the position corresponding to the affected area image. The surgery assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the surgery assistance message is synthesized at a position different from the affected part image, while synthesizing the position designation information and the incision trajectory information.