Surgical Display Interface Layout for Reduced Eye Movement
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing surgical system requires operators to frequently move their eyes between different regions of the display device to view information on surgical instruments and an endoscope, leading to degradation in visibility of these critical pieces of information.
Innovation Solution
A surgical system that includes manipulators supporting an endoscope and surgical instruments, a remote control apparatus with a display device showing a graphical user interface overlapped with the endoscope image, featuring areas for information on the surgical instruments and endoscope arranged side by side, mirroring the arrangement of operation handles and foot pedals.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If information on surgical instruments and endoscope is displayed in separate regions (upper and lower ends), then information can be organized by function, but operator visibility degrades due to excessive eye movement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the display regions for surgical instrument information and endoscope information into a single horizontal row at the lower end of the display device. This combining approach allows all critical information to be viewed simultaneously without requiring vertical eye movement, resolving the contradiction between organized information display and operator visibility.
2Device complexity
If information is displayed in separate upper and lower regions, then spatial separation is achieved, but eye movement increases reducing operational efficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a vertical arrangement (upper and lower regions) to a horizontal arrangement (side-by-side regions) of information display. This dimensional change allows all information to be accessed within a single horizontal field of view, eliminating the need for vertical eye movement and improving operational efficiency without complicating the display layout.
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AI summary
A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left.