公开(公告)号：US11382715B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-12

申请号：US16087152

申请日：2017-02-06

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Jun Arai ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Wataru Kokubo

IPC: A61B90/50 ,  A61B1/00

Abstract: To provide a jig holding apparatus and medical observation apparatus, which enable linear motion of a jig without increasing the size of a holding mechanism configured to hold the jig. A jig holding apparatus (1) includes: a holding mechanism (100) including a holding section (173) configured to detachably hold a predetermined jig (10) from a periphery of the jig (10), and a linear motion driving section (130) provided around the jig (10) held by the holding section (173) and configured to cause the jig (10) to linearly move.

公开(公告)号：US10923980B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US16119265

申请日：2018-08-31

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Wataru Kokubo ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Jun Arai

IPC: H02K3/34 ,  A61B90/50 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B50/13 ,  A61B90/00 ,  H02K1/27

Abstract: In order to realize a movable mechanism capable of being configured more compactly and also capable of ensuring higher safety. A motor is provided. Also, an electrically active part is provided with an insulating structure so that insulating properties between the electrically active part and one or more conductors near the electrically active part satisfy a certain safety standard regarding medical electrical equipment.

公开(公告)号：US10296189B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US14822522

申请日：2015-08-10

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Ryoji Amemiya ,  Nobutaka Yagi ,  Osamu Ishioka ,  Kenji Waku ,  Yohei Kuroda

IPC: G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device comprising a housing, a display screen, a touch panel arranged on the display screen, an icon, which is displayed on the display screen and manipulated through the touch panel, a state detection unit for detecting a state change of the housing, a state determination unit for determining the state change of the housing detected by the state detection unit, and a display control unit for displaying the icon in a desired position on the display screen in response to a determination result of the state determination unit.

公开(公告)号：US11633245B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-25

申请号：US16743104

申请日：2020-01-15

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Takara Kasai ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Wataru Kokubo ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Tetsuharu Fukushima ,  Yasuhiro Matsuda ,  Atsushi Miyamoto

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  A61B34/32 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B34/30

Abstract: There is provided is a robot arm apparatus including an arm unit made up of a plurality of links joined to each other by one or a plurality of a joint unit, the arm unit being connectable to an imaging unit; and a drive control unit that controls driving of the arm unit by causing each joint unit to be driven cooperatively. The drive control unit uses relative position information of a reference position with respect to the arm unit, the relative position information being based on a state of the arm unit and distance information about a distance between the imaging unit and the reference position, to control the driving of the arm unit in a manner that the reference position is positioned on an optical axis of the imaging unit.

公开(公告)号：US10668625B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15929134

申请日：2019-05-31

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION ,  SONY OLYMPUS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS INC.

Inventor： Yohei Kuroda ,  Takara Kasai ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Wataru Kokubo ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Tetsuharu Fukushima ,  Yasuhiro Matsuda ,  Atsushi Miyamoto ,  Kenji Hirose

IPC: B25J9/16 ,  A61B34/35 ,  A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B90/50 ,  A61B90/00 ,  H04N5/225

Abstract: A robot arm apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: one or a plurality of a joint unit that joins a plurality of links constituting a multi-link structure; an acquisition unit that acquires an on-screen enlargement factor of a subject imaged by an imaging unit attached to the multi-link structure; and a driving control unit that controls driving of the joint unit based on a state of the joint unit and the enlargement factor.

公开(公告)号：US10299868B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15120616

申请日：2015-02-13

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Takara Kasai ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Wataru Kokubo ,  Tetsuharu Fukushima ,  Yasuhiro Matsuda ,  Atsushi Miyamoto

IPC: A61B34/00 ,  A61B34/30 ,  B25J9/16 ,  B25J9/06 ,  A61B90/00

Abstract: A medical support arm apparatus including: an arm unit including a plurality of links joined to each other by one or a plurality of a joint unit; and a driving control unit that drives the arm unit by controlling driving of the joint unit. If a malfunction is detected in at least one of the joint unit, the driving control unit controls the driving of the joint unit in a state in which a certain restriction is imposed on motion of the arm unit, and drives the arm unit to avoid the malfunction.

公开(公告)号：US10128714B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-13

申请号：US15121466

申请日：2016-02-02

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Wataru Kokubo ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Jun Arai

IPC: H02K3/34 ,  A61B90/50 ,  A61B34/00 ,  H02K1/27 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B50/13 ,  A61B34/32

Abstract: Provided is a motor. An electrically active part is provided with an insulating structure so that insulating properties between the electrically active part and one or more conductors near the electrically active part satisfy a certain safety standard regarding medical electrical equipment.

公开(公告)号：US09966816B2

公开(公告)日：2018-05-08

申请号：US15121602

申请日：2015-02-19

Applicant: SONY CORPORATION

Inventor： Wataru Kokubo ,  Takara Kasai ,  Yasuhisa Kamikawa ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi ,  Tetsuharu Fukushima ,  Yasuhiro Matsuda ,  Atsushi Miyamoto

IPC: H02K29/00 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02P6/16 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J13/08 ,  B25J9/12 ,  B25J9/16 ,  H02K11/215 ,  G01D5/04 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01D5/245

CPC classification number: H02K7/116 ,  B25J9/06 ,  B25J9/126 ,  B25J9/1641 ,  B25J13/088 ,  G01D5/04 ,  G01D5/145 ,  G01D5/2451 ,  G05B2219/39191 ,  H02K11/215 ,  H02P6/16

Abstract: [Object] To detect a rotational angle accurately and also to drive more safely. [Solution] Provided is an actuator (300) including: a reduction gear (320) that reduces, by a certain reduction ratio, a rotational velocity of an input shaft joined to a rotary shaft of a motor (360), and transmits the reduced rotational velocity to an output shaft (350); a first absolute angle encoder (330) that detects a rotational angle of the input shaft; and a second absolute angle encoder (340) that detects a rotational angle of the output shaft.

公开(公告)号：US11540701B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US16758866

申请日：2018-10-25

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Jun Arai ,  Yohei Kuroda ,  Masaru Usui ,  Tetsuharu Fukushima

IPC: A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/04

Abstract: There is provided a medical holding apparatus including: a first actuator configured to cause a medical optical tool that guides light from a body cavity of a subject to a camera head during a surgical operation, to rotate about an optical axis of the medical optical tool and a rotation mechanism configured to support the camera head that acquires an image of the body cavity of the subject via the medical optical tool, the camera head being rotatable about the optical axis of the medical optical tool independently from the medical optical tool.

公开(公告)号：US11458637B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-04

申请号：US16911404

申请日：2020-06-25

Applicant: Sony Corporation

Inventor： Yohei Kuroda ,  Tetsuharu Fukushima ,  Fumiyasu Suzuki ,  Toshimitsu Tsuboi

IPC: B25J9/06 ,  B25J13/08 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B90/50 ,  A61B90/35 ,  A61B90/00 ,  B25J9/16

Abstract: [Object] To enable further suppression of the movement amount of an arm section when switching states.
[Solution] There is provided a control apparatus configured to execute a current tracking control on a basis of a measurement value of a torque sensor of an actuator provided in at least one of multiple joint sections included in an arm section of a medical support arm apparatus, the current tracking control causing a motor of the actuator to output torque by which a position and an attitude of the arm section are maintained, and switch a first state in which the motor is driven in accordance with a predetermined control method, and a second state in which the joint section is locked using a brake of the actuator.