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 0:
1. 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 observation instrument, and
wherein the control device 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 instrument 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 input device is operable in a first operating mode to control the observation instrument and in a second operating mode to control the robotic handling unit, and
wherein the handling device further comprises an enabling switch to activate the second operating mode, in which the robotic handling unit is movable in response to input commands at the input device.