Microscope system and method for controlling a surgical microscope

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020409129-A1
Application number	US-202015929867-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 27, 2020
Priority date	May 27, 2019
Publication date	Dec 31, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

Method for automatically setting at least a unit parameter for a medical unit or unit part with parameter values relating to a particular user. According to the method, a user is identified, a corresponding parameter set is selected and unit parameters are set with the selected parameter set. The preceding steps are only implemented when an authentication signal for activating the identification, selection and setting processes is received or present. The authentication signal can be based on use of a user priority database. The invention also relates to a corresponding medical unit and medical system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A microscope system, comprising:
a surgical microscope, a memory configured to store a plurality of customization profiles, each customization profile defining at least one predetermined operational setting, a user identification unit configured to detect a user identification, and a processor configured to select one of said plurality of customization profiles based on the detected user identification and to operate the surgical microscope in accordance with the at least one predetermined operational setting defined by the selected customization profile.

2 . The microscope system according to claim 1 , wherein the processer is configured to create at least one of the plurality of customization profiles by prompting a user input including customization information.

3 . The microscope system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to provide a sequence of queries, each query prompting said user input.

4 . The microscope system according to claim 1 , wherein the user identification unit comprises one or more sensors configured to detect the user identification.

5 . The microscope system according to claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise at least one sensor selected from a group including a radio-frequency identification sensor, a code reader, an optical sensor, a microphone, a tactile sensor, a camera, and a touch sensitive screen.

6 . The microscope system according to claim 4 , wherein the one or more sensors comprise an optical eye recognition means.

7 . The microscope system to claim 6 , wherein the optical eye recognition means is included in an optical eyepiece of the surgical microscope.

8 . The microscope system according to claim 4 , wherein the sensors comprise at least a first sensor and a second sensor,
at least one of the plurality of customization profiles includes at least a first operational setting and a second operational setting, the processor is configured to select the first operational setting if the user input is detected by the first sensor, and the processor is configured to select the second operational setting if the user input is detected by the second sensor.

9 . The microscope system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to create the at least one of the plurality of customization profiles based on a machine learning algorithm.

10 . The microscope system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to merge at least two of the plurality of customization profiles, which are assigned to different user information, into a common customization profile.

11 . The microscope system according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect a user actuation during operation of the surgical microscope and to modify the at least one of the plurality of customization profiles based on the detected user actuation.

12 . A method for controlling a surgical microscope, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of customization profiles, each customization profile defining at least one predetermined operational setting, detecting a user identification, selecting one of said plurality of customization profiles based on the detected user identification, and operating the surgical microscope in accordance with the at least one predetermined operational setting defined by the selected customization profile.

13 . A non-transitory storage medium having electronically readable control signals stored thereon, which cooperate with a programmable computer system such that a method for controlling a surgical microscope is performed, the method comprising:
providing a plurality of customization profiles, each customization profile defining at least one predetermined operational setting, detecting a user identification, selecting one of said plurality of customization profiles based on the detected user identification, and operating the surgical microscope in accordance with the at least one predetermined operational setting defined by the selected customization profile.

Assignees

• Leica Instr Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Themelis George

Classifications

• G06V40/10

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title

• G02B21/32

  Micromanipulators structurally combined with microscopes · CPC title

• G16H40/63 Primary

  for local operation · CPC title

• A61B90/20 Primary

  Surgical microscopes characterised by non-optical aspects · CPC title

• G06N20/00

  Machine learning · CPC title