Global Successes Connecting Medical Devices for Safer Surgical Care

SMART CYBER OPERATING THEATER

AMED is collaborating with Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU), 4 other universities and 12 companies to develop the “Smart Cyber Operating Theater (SCOT).” A next-generation surgical operating room, SCOT connects medical devices and consolidates vital data to facilitate low-risk, high-precision and highly effective treatments.

SCOT uses the latest networking technology to display time-synchronized patient condition data, diagnostic images and status of surgical devices in the OPeLiNK integrated communication interface. And, by utilizing ORiN middleware to link equipment manufactured by different companies, SCOT eradicates issues caused by unsynchronized devices, prevents avoidable errors and reduces the cost of surgical treatments.

A “Basic SCOT” has been in operation at Hiroshima University Hospital since May 2016, and a fully functional version, “Standard SCOT,” will be installed at Shinshu University Hospital in March 2018.

In addition, a prototype advanced model, “Hyper SCOT,” was unveiled at TWMU in March 2016. It features robotic devices and navigation systems that provide key data, reduce the burden on surgeons and enable more precise surgery.

Looking ahead, the development team plans to add decision-making navigation and precision-guided surgery systems to a further enhanced version of Hyper SCOT, which is scheduled for 2019.

AMED believes that this cutting-edge technology will improve the quality of life of patients around the world.

Concept

Improve the safety and efficiency of surgical operations through the creation of an intelligent operating room, which supports surgeons by networking medical devices to display vital, timesynchronized information in a new integrated user interface.

Progress

A prototype high-performance “Hyper SCOT” was installed at TWMU in March 2016, while a “Basic SCOT” began clinical operation at Hiroshima University in May 2016. A fully functional “Standard SCOT” with OPeLiNK interface will be installed at Shinshu University Hospital in March 2018, and an advanced Hyper SCOT is planned for introduction at TWMU in 2019.

Collaborators

Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU), led by Yoshihiro Muragaki, professor at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Engineering & Science; Hiroshima University; Shinshu University; Tohoku University; Tottori University; CENTRAL UNI Co., Ltd.; AIR WATER INC.; DENSO CORPORATION; NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION; MIZUHO Corporation; PIONEER CORPORATION; Hitachi, Ltd.; Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation; SOLIZE Corporation, Air Water Safety Service Inc.; GREEN HOSPITAL SUPPLY INC.; MITSUI & CO., LTD.