Establishment of a new practical telesurgical platform using the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System: a preclinical study.

Journal: Langenbeck's archives of surgery
Published Date:

Abstract

AIM: The recent development of new surgical robots and network telecommunication technology has opened new avenues for robotic telesurgery. Although a few gastroenterological surgeries have been performed in the telesurgery setting, more technically demanding procedures including gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy and intracorporeal anastomosis have never been reported. We examined the feasibility of telesurgical robotic gastrectomy using the hinotori™ Surgical Robot System in a preclinical setting.

Authors

  • Masaya Nakauchi
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
  • Koichi Suda
    Division of Upper GI, Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan, ko-suda@nifty.com.
  • Kenichi Nakamura
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
  • Tsuyoshi Tanaka
    Collaborative Laboratory for Research and Development in Advanced Surgical Technology, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
  • Susumu Shibasaki
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery I, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, N15, W7, Kita-Ku, Sapporo, 060-8638 Hokkaido Japan.
  • Kazuki Inaba
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
  • Tatsuhiko Harada
    Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Japan.
  • Masanao Ohashi
    Global Management Division, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan.
  • Masayuki Ohigashi
    MR Business Division, Sysmex Corporation, Kobe, Japan.
  • Hiroaki Kitatsuji
    Medicaroid Corporation, Kobe, Japan.
  • Shingo Akimoto
    Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, 1-98 Dengakugakubo, Kutsukake, Toyoake, Aichi, 470-1192, Japan.
  • Kenji Kikuchi
    Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake 470-1192, Aichi, Japan.
  • Ichiro Uyama