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

Claim 16:
17. A method to control a handling device comprising a robotic handling unit having an instrument holder and a single instrument mounted thereon, the method comprising:
providing the instrument at the instrument holder,
controlling one or more of the instrument and the robotic handling unit via a control device,
wherein the controlling is performed using an input device,
wherein the input device is operable in a first operating mode for controlling only, the instrument and in a second operating mode for controlling 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
activating the second operating mode, in which the robotic handling unit is movable in response to input commands at the input device, by actuating an enabling switch through an increase in pressure applied thereto to switch the enabling switch from the first operating mode to the second operating mode, wherein the enabling switch is operable in a first state, a second state and a third state depending on the increase in pressure, wherein the second state is an activation state for the second operating mode, wherein the second operating mode that controls movement of the instrument relative to a patient is deactivated in the first state and in the third state, and wherein the second state is positioned between the first state and the third state on the enabling switch, and the enabling switch is configured as a foot switch.