Ophthalmic system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12490898-B2
Application number	US-202318192078-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 29, 2023
Priority date	Sep 30, 2020
Publication date	Dec 9, 2025
Grant date	Dec 9, 2025

Abstract

An ophthalmic system for examining a subject eye of an examinee includes a plurality of examination units, a robot mechanism, and a controller. The plurality of examination units have housings different from each other, perform examinations different from each other, and include at least a first examination unit and a second examination unit. The robot mechanism has a holding unit that holds and releases either the first examination unit or the second examination unit, and a moving unit that is connected to the holding unit and moves three-dimensionally. A controller controls driving of the robot mechanism to adjust a relative positional relationship between the subject eye and the first examination unit or the second examination unit held by the holding unit. The first examination unit or the second examination unit is replaced to be held by the holding unit for performing a different examination on the subject eye.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An ophthalmic system for examining a subject eye of an examinee, comprising:
a plurality of examination units having housings different from each other, performing examinations different from each other, and including at least a first examination unit and a second examination unit; a robot mechanism having a holding unit that holds and releases either the first examination unit or the second examination unit, and a moving unit that is connected to the holding unit and moves three-dimensionally; and a controller configured to control driving of the robot mechanism to adjust a relative positional relationship between the subject eye and the first examination unit or the second examination unit held by the holding unit, wherein the first examination unit or the second examination unit is replaced to be held by the holding unit for performing a different examination on the subject eye.

2 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is configured to:
set alignment positions of the plurality of examination units with respect to the subject eye, the alignment positions corresponding to the first examination unit and the second examination unit; and
control a movement of the moving unit to adjust a position of the first examination unit or the second examination unit to the set alignment position.

3 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the robot mechanism has a face detection unit that detects a face of the examinee, and the controller is configured to control a movement of the moving unit based on a detection result of the face detection unit to adjust a position of the first examination unit or the second examination unit.

4 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the controller is configured to control the driving of the robot mechanism to cause the holding unit to hold or release either the first examination unit or the second examination unit, and the first examination unit or the second examination unit is replaced to be held by the holding unit for performing the different examination on the subject eye.

5 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the controller is configured to control a movement of the moving unit to bring the holding unit closer to a storage position of the first examination unit or the second examination unit, and to cause the holding unit to selectively hold either the first examination unit or the second examination unit.

6 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 4 ,
wherein the first examination unit and the second examination unit have identifiers for identifying each other on the housing, the ophthalmic system further comprises an identifier detection unit that detects the identifier, and the controller is configured to select and replace the first examination unit or the second examination unit held by the holding unit, based on a detection result of the identifier detection unit.

7 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the robot mechanism has an arm, as the moving unit, which includes a plurality of joints, and the controller is configured to control a movement of the arm via the plurality of joints to adjust a position of the first examination unit or the second examination unit.

8 . The ophthalmic system according to claim 7 ,
wherein the robot mechanism includes at least one rotation axis in the plurality of joints, and the controller is configured to control a rotation of the rotation axis to adjust at least one angle of a roll angle, a pitch angle, and a yaw angle of the first examination unit or the second examination unit.

9 . An ophthalmic system for examining on a subject eye or performing surgery on the subject eye, comprising:
a plurality of units having housings different from each other, performing examinations or surgeries different from each other, and including at least a first unit and a second unit; a robot mechanism having a holding unit that holds and releases either the first unit or the second unit, and a moving unit that is connected to the holding unit and moves three-dimensionally; and a controller configured to control driving of the robot mechanism to adjust a relative positional relationship between the subject eye and the first unit or the second unit held by the holding unit, wherein the first unit or the second unit is replaced to be held by the holding unit for performing a different examination or different surgery on the subject eye.

Assignees

• Nidek Kk

Inventors

• Takeno Naoki
• Furuuchi Yasuhiro
• Mito Shinya
• Hamaguchi Kouji

Classifications

• A61B3/0075

  provided with adjusting devices, e.g. operated by control lever · CPC title

• A61B3/0025

  characterised by electronic signal processing, e.g. eye models · CPC title

• A61B3/0083

  provided with means for patient positioning · CPC title

• A61B34/00

  Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery · CPC title

• A61B3/185 Primary

  characterised by modular construction · CPC title