Patent ID: 11963728
Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A medical handling device, comprising:
an instrument holder configured to hold one imaging instrument at a time,
a robotic handling unit configured to support the instrument holder,
a control device that comprises a handling control unit configured to control the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit configured to control the instrument, wherein the control device comprises an interface for at least one input device,
an input device that is coupled to the interface, wherein the input device is operable in a first operating mode to control the instrument, and in a second operating mode to control the robotic handling unit, wherein in the first operating mode the robotic handling unit is blocked from controlling movement of the instrument relative to a patient, and
an enabling switch that is configured as a foot switch to which an operator applies force to switch between operating modes, the enabling switch adapted to activate the second operating mode upon a greater force being applied to the enabling switch than the force required for the first operating mode, wherein in the second operating mode the robotic handling unit is movable in response to input commands at the input device, wherein the enabling switch provides switching between at least two states, wherein a first state is an initial state, and a second state, where the greater force is applied, is an activation state for the second operating mode, wherein the enabling switch switches between states starting from the first state by applying the greater force which causes the enabling switch to switch to the second state and then with an increased actuating force into a third state, and wherein the control of the robotic handling unit is blocked both in the first state and in the third state of the enabling switch.