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

Claim 15:
16. A medical handling device, comprising:
an instrument holder configured to hold a single observation instrument,
a robotic handling unit configured to support the instrument holder,
a control device comprising 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 coupled to the interface, wherein the input device is operable in a first operating mode for controlling the instrument and in a second operating mode for controlling the robotic handling unit, and
an enabling switch configured as a foot switch that activates the second operating mode, in which 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 based on an increased force applied to the enabling switch that switches the enabling switch from the first operating mode to the second operating mode, the control commands having been detected via the input device, and provided to the handling control unit via the instrument control unit.