A demonstration experiment of remote surgery using a surgery support robot was conducted between Fujita Medical University in Aichi Prefecture and Okazaki Medical Center, a university about 30 km away.
Remote surgery is expected to close the medical gap between urban and rural areas, and the university is aiming to put it into practical use by repeating experiments.
This demonstration experiment was conducted between Fujita Medical University in Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture and Okazaki Medical Center in Okazaki City, and the first surgical support robot "hinotori" developed in Japan was used.
In the experiment, Professor Ichiro Uyama, a leading expert in robotic surgery, performed surgery to remove artificially created stomachs and lymph nodes by remotely operating a robot installed at the university from the Okazaki Medical Center.
The two hospitals were connected by a dedicated high-speed line, and experiments were conducted to check whether there was any delay in the operation of the equipment and whether it could be operated accurately.
Professor Ichiro Uyama of Fujita Medical University's Advanced Robot and Endoscopic Surgery Course, who performed the surgery, said, "I was convinced that there was no delay that humans could perceive, and that surgery was possible with exactly the same image as being performed locally. I was talking.
In the future, the university hopes to repeat experiments to improve safety and realize remote surgery that will lead to the elimination of medical disparities between urban and rural areas.