JICARS – Japanese Institutes of CARS Special Sessions
Chairmen: Takeyoshi Dohi, PhD (J), Kunio Doi, PhD (USA), Kiyonari Inamura, PhD (J)
08:00 Special Session on Intelligent Surgical Instruments Project: An Ongoing Japanese Initiative for Fusion of Sensors, Robotic Devices and Endoscopes
Saturday, June 27, 2009, Estrelsaal B
Session Chairs:
Kiyoyuki Chinzei, PhD (J), Makoto Hashizume, MD, PhD, FACS (J)
08:00 Overview of the project
M. Hashizume, Kyushu Univ., K. Chinzei, National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Fukuoka (J)
08:15 Safety system for future surgery
K. Chinzei, National Inst. of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Fukuoka (J)
08:30 Surgical control center
H. Iseki, T. Suzuki, Tokyo Women's Medical Univ. (J)
08:45 Intelligent surgical instruments in neurosurgery
H. Fujimoto, J. Arata, Nagoya Inst. of Technology (J)
09:00 Intelligent surgical instruments in thoracic surgery
I. Sakuma, The Univ. of Tokyo (J)
09:15 Intelligent surgical instruments in general surgery
M. Hashizume, Kyushu Univ., Fukuoka (J)
09:30 Break