Patent ID: 6666860
Filing Date: 2003-12-23
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An electric treatment system comprising:a plurality of types of treatment tools each for performing a curative procedure; a first medical instrument to which at least one of said plurality of types of treatment tools is selectively and removably connected, including a first control unit for electrically controlling an operation of said at least one treatment tool connected thereto a second medical instrument to which at least one of said plurality types of treatment tools is selectively and removably connected unit for controlling an ancillary operation of said at least one treatment tools, said second medical instrument being removably connected to said first medical instrument; an identifier provided in each of said plurality of types of treatment tools for identifying said each treatment tool; and an identifier discriminating device provided in said first medical instrument for discriminating the type of a connected treatment tool from said identifier and communicating a discrimination result to said second medical instrument; wherein said second control unit selectively performs an associative control processing association with said first medical instrument and an independent control processing independent of said first medical instrument based on the discrimination result by said identifier discriminating device provided in said first medical instrument.