Patent ID: 7083608
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A medical system for ophthalmic treatments, the system comprising: a first ophthalmic treatment apparatus available for independent use in isolation from other apparatus, having a first treatment instrument for a first treatment and including a first setting unit which inputs a setting signal of a treatment condition, having a first display and a first memory which stores data on a setting screen for the treatment condition of the first treatment, a first footswitch which gives an operation signal, and first control means for controlling operation of the first treatment instrument based on the setting signal of the treatment condition from the first setting unit and the operation signal from the first footswitch; a second ophthalmic treatment apparatus available for independent use in isolation from other apparatus, having a second treatment instrument for a second treatment and including a second setting unit which inputs a setting signal of a treatment condition, having a second display and a second memory which stores data on a setting screen for the treatment condition of the second treatment, a second footswitch which gives an operation signal, second control means for controlling operation of the second treatment instrument based on the setting signal of the treatment condition from the second setting unit and the operation signal from the second footswitch, and mode-selection means for selecting one of a mode for the second treatment and a mode for the first treatment; and a communication unit which connects the first treatment apparatus and the second treatment apparatus through cable communications or wireless communications, wherein the second treatment apparatus includes second detecting means for detecting the connection with the first treatment apparatus via the communication unit, in a case where the first treatment apparatus is actuated, the first control means calls up the setting screen for the first treatment condition from the first memory to the first display and controls the operation of the first treatment instrument based on the setting signal of the treatment condition from the first setting unit and the operation signal from the first footswitch, in a case where the second treatment apparatus is actuated, when the second treatment mode is selected by the mode-section means, regardless of a detection result of the second detecting means, the second control means calls up the setting screen for the second treatment condition from the second memory to the second display and controls the operation of the second treatment instrument based on the setting signal of the treatment condition from the second setting unit and the operation signal from the second footswitch, and when the first treatment mode is selected by the mode-selection means, if the connection with the first treatment apparatus and the actuation of the first treatment apparatus are detected by the second detecting means, the second control means calls up the setting screen for the first treatment condition from the first memory via the first control means to the second display and controls the operation of the first treatment instruction via the first control means based on the setting signal of the treatment condition from the second setting unit and the operation signal from the second footswitch, and one of the first and the second treatments is a treatment cutting and aspirating tissue inside an eye and the other one is a treatment irradiating a laser beam to a part inside the eye for photocoagulation.