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

Claim 17:
18. A method to operate a medical handling device comprising:
providing an instrument holder that holds a single observation instrument, and a robotic handling unit that supports the instrument holder,
controlling the robotic handling unit and an instrument control unit that controls the instrument via a controller, wherein the controlling is performed using 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, and
activating, via an enabling switch configured as a foot switch, the second operating mode by increasing a pressure on the enabling switch, wherein in the second operating mode the robotic handling unit is movable in response to input commands at the input device,
wherein in the first operating mode the robotic handling unit is blocked from controlling movement of the instrument relative to a patient,
wherein the input device is coupled to the control device via the interface,
wherein the control device is coupled to the instrument and to the robotic handling unit,
wherein the control device is interposed, in terms of signals, between the input device and the instrument that is supported by the instrument holder, and
wherein the control device is adapted to provide in the second operating mode control commands for the robotic handling unit, which have been detected via the input device, to the handling control unit via the instrument control unit.