J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.
ISSN 1880-1129

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J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 126(5): 450-457, 2025

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THE JOURNY OF BIRDVIEWTM, A WIDE-ANGLE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA CREATED THROUGH MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING COLLABORATION TO SAFELY PERFORM ROBOTIC SURGERY, TO ITS MARKET LAUNCH

1) Department of Surgery, Kitasato University Medical Center, Kitamoto, Japan
2) Department of Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
3) Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kitasato University Medical Center, Kitamoto, Japan
4) Center for Medical Education, School of Medicine, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Hiroshima, Japan
5) Hiroshima University Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima, Japan
6) Research and Development Center for Medical Education, Department of Clinical Skills Education, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan

Hiroyuki Egi1), Takeshi Naitoh2), Motohiro Chuman1), Masahiro Maruyama1), Toshimasa Fujio1), Ryo Ohta1), Satoru Tamagawa3), Minoru Hattori4), Yuichi Kurita5), Takeo Satoh6), Takashi Kaizu1)

Endoscopic surgery has become the standard treatment for many diseases, but it has not been smooth sailing. Why did surgeons choose to pursue endoscopic surgery, a different method, instead of opting for open surgery, a well-established procedure? This stems from a genuine desire to alleviate the burden on patients as much as possible. It is a departure from the idea that “a big incision is big surgery.” In endoscopic surgery, the procedure is conducted using 2D image information; thus, the ability to create 3D images is now necessary. The development of new devices is crucial and may represent the greatest revolution in the history of surgery. However, the need for special cognitive ability resulted in cases where intraoperative complications, such as bleeding and organ damage, directly attributed to the surgical technique led to serious situations. The strong belief that endoscopic surgery must be preserved has led to an increased focus on establishing suitable surgical indications and providing education for safely performing endoscopic procedures. The authors, who have been involved in endoscopic surgery since its inception, expressed the same sentiment and decided to “protect and nurture endoscopic surgery.” This article introduces the efforts made to establish safe endoscopic surgery through collaborative research between medicine and engineering.

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