Monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery and displaying method thereof

Abstract

A monitor apparatus for a laparoscopic surgery rotates images captured by a laparoscope as an endoscope and displayed on monitors for the laparoscopic surgery clockwise or counterclockwise according to commands for rotating the images by surgeons who use image rotation manipulation parts such that the images of surgical devices displayed on the monitors are arranged in the direction where the surgeons can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently.

1 . A monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery comprising:
 a laparoscope as an endoscope;   a plurality of monitors for laparoscopic surgery;   a plurality of image rotation manipulation parts; and   a controller for controlling at least one of images captured by the laparoscope and displayed on one of the monitors to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise according to a user's command using at least one of the image manipulation parts such that the image is arranged in the direction where the user can actually manipulate the laparoscopic surgical devices most conveniently while watching the image displayed on the monitor,   wherein the controller comprises:   an image processor for processing and outputting the images captured by the laparoscope according to a predetermined image rotation angle control; and   a controlling part for transmitting a control information about the image rotation angle corresponding to the rotation command from the image rotation manipulation parts to the image processor and for controlling the output from the image processor to be displayed.   
     
     
         2 . The monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the controlling part forms circular effective visual windows in the screens of the monitors such that the images are displayed within the circular effective visual windows. 
     
     
         3 . The monitor apparatus for laparoscopic surgery as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a console box.