Patent ID: 11963830
Assignee: KARL STORZ SE & CO. KG
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  G  H | IPC A  B  G  H

Claim 4:
5. A medical handling device, comprising
an instrument holder configured to hold an observation instrument that comprises an image capturing unit configured to capture an image section of an object plane,
a robotic handling unit that supports 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 observation instrument, and
an input device that is coupled to the control device and configured to select an image section to be reproduced,
wherein the control device is adapted to detect a present orientation of the obsevation instrument, and
wherein the control devie is adapted to control the robotic handling unit, while taking into account the present orientation of the observation instrument, in response to user inputs at the input device in such a way that the observation instruments is movable by the robotic handling unit, and along a curved path of a spherical surface, with respect to a pivot point in the object plane with a defined object distance,
wherein the control device is adapted to operate the robotic handling unit in a direct control mode in order to move and align the observation instrument in space,
wherein operating commands are generated at the robotic handling unit by acting on an element of the robotic handling unit, which is adjacent to the instrument, and
wherein the handling control unit is adapted to control the robotic handling unit in such a way that the observation instrument follows the induced movement.