Social implementation of a remote surgery system in Japan: a field experiment using a newly developed surgical robot via a commercial network.

Journal: Surgery today
Published Date: Oct 20, 2021

Abstract

PURPOSE: In recent years, the expectations for telesurgery have grown with the development of robot-assisted surgical technology and advances in communication technology. To verify the feasibility of the social implementation of telesurgery, we evaluated the communication integrity, availability, and communication delay of robotic surgery by remote control under different communication conditions of commercial lines.

Authors

  • Hajime Morohashi
  • Kenichi Hakamada
  • Takahiro Kanno
    Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan.
  • Kenji Kawashima
  • Harue Akasaka
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu-Cho, Hirosaki, Aomori, 036-8562, Japan.
  • Yuma Ebihara
    Committee for Promotion of Remote Surgery Implementation, Japan Surgical Society, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Eiji Oki
    Department of Surgery and Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
  • Satoshi Hirano
    Department of Rehabilitation Medicine I, School of Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
  • Masaki Mori
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita City, Osaka, Japan.

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