New release of laparoscopic right hemicolectomy training simulator COLOMASTER
An anatomically accurate simulator that can reproduce surgery from start to finish
Results of joint research from industry-academia-medical-engineering collaboration between IBM Corporation
BM Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Ota-ku, Tokyo, Research Institute: Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture, Representative: Eiko Park) performs laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, which is one of the important endoscopic surgical procedures in the field of colorectal surgery. The technical training simulator COLOMASTER was released as a new product on Friday, January 12, 2024.
This new product is the product of a prototype developed through joint research with the National Cancer Center (Chairman: Hitoshi Nakagama, Chuo-ku, Tokyo).
Surgeons are trained using animals, cadavers, and simulators. However, there are ethical and cost-related barriers to animal and body donation, and it is difficult to say that the environment is suitable. Furthermore, there was no simulator that could train surgeons through all steps of a surgical procedure using the forceps and devices that they normally use in surgery. Therefore, our company worked with the Colorectal Surgery Department of the National Cancer Center Hospital East to develop an anatomically accurate simulator that can reproduce a surgical procedure from start to finish (place of implementation: NEXT Medical Device Development Center). With this simulator, you can understand the anatomical structures that are important in surgery, develop the field of view, and learn dissection techniques. This will create a high-quality, low-cost training environment anywhere in Japan and overseas, and will further contribute to improving the skills of surgeons.
Laparoscopic right hemicolectomy training simulator COLOMASTER
The structures of important blood vessels and membrane tissues are reproduced with ultra-precise precision down to the millimeter level.
Previous simulators have been able to perform surgical training by extracting and deforming parts of the entire surgical process. At COLOMAST ER, we treat membrane tissues such as the mesentery and peritoneum, which are important in laparoscopic surgery, as well as organ groups such as the stomach, duodenum, pancreas, colon, small intestine, and kidneys, as well as superior mesenteric arteries and veins, ileocolic arteries and veins, The mesocolic artery and vein, gastrocolic vein trunk, etc. are anatomically accurate and precisely reproduced with an accuracy of 1 mm. This has enabled precise training for laparoscopic right hemicolectomy, which has traditionally been difficult. It can also be effectively used for functional evaluation during the development process of surgical robots, which have evolved significantly in recent years, and for training in robotic surgery.
the next deployment
In the future, by collaborating with major medical device manufacturers and allowing each company to use it for training on the safe and proper use of their own products, we expect it to quickly become popular on a nationwide scale. Additionally, on July 4, 2023, we will establish a local subsidiary, Sim Force One Inc., in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and will begin direct sales to the global market.
