| Kazutoshi Kan | 4th Dept., Mechanical Engineering Research Lab., Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Michio Oikawa | 1st Dept., Systems Develompent Lab., Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Takashi Azuma | Medical Systems Research Group, Central Research Lab., Hitachi, Ltd. |
| Shio Miyamoto | Marketing Dept., Medical Systems Div., Hitachi, Ltd. |
A "surgery support system" provides assistance with a new and advanced form of hand and eye. This system can achieve high-reliability surgery while being minimally invasive (small incisions) to minimize the burden on the patient. It is also expected to shorten treatment time and, on the whole, raise the patient's quality of life (QOL). In addition to developing manipulator systems for neurosurgery, Hitachi, Ltd. is researching and developing unified surgery support systems for minimally invasive treatment featuring advanced technologies like ultrasound measuring and image-data support.
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Mechanical Engineering Research Lab. |
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Hitachi Central Lab. |
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Systems Development Lab. |
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The Hitachi Hyoron (Japanese Only) |
Minimally invasive surgery, Surgery support system, Micro manipulator, Ultrasound probe, Visual information system
