Table of contents : Preface Contents Part I: Surgical Devices and the Operating Room 1: Lightweight Carbon-Reinforced Resin Surgical Instruments 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Materials and Methods 1.2.1 Surgical Instruments and Material Prototypes 1.2.2 Design and Fabrication Process 1.2.3 Assessment of Mechanical Properties 1.2.3.1 Forceps and Needle Holder 1.2.3.2 Tweezers 1.2.3.3 Scissors 1.2.4 Durability and Long-Term Stability Test 1.2.5 Feasibility and Sensory Evaluations 1.3 Results 1.3.1 Surgical Instrument and Material Prototypes 1.3.2 Assessment of Mechanical Properties 1.3.2.1 Forceps and Needle Holder 1.3.2.2 Tweezers 1.3.2.3 Scissors 1.3.3 Durability and Long-Term Stability Test 1.3.4 Feasibility and Sensory Evaluations 1.4 Discussion 1.5 Conclusions References 2: Forceps-Type Palpation System for Laparoscopic Surgery 2.1 Background 2.2 History of Tactile Sensing Systems During Surgery 2.3 New Tactile Sensing System 2.3.1 Sensing Device: Sensor-Forceps 2.3.2 Display System 2.3.3 Ring Display 2.3.4 System Composition 2.4 Clinical Application 2.4.1 Cases and Methods 2.4.2 Results 2.4.3 Current Problems 2.5 Future References 3: Ultrahigh Definition (8K UHD) Video System and Video-Assisted Surgery in the Near Future 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Development of the 8K Video Technology 3.3 Specifications of the Current 8K UHD System 3.4 Laparoscopic Application of the 8K Technology 3.5 Video-Assisted Surgery in the Near Future 3.5.1 Immersion Surgery (Fig. 3.7) 3.5.2 Bird-View Surgery 3.5.3 Head-Up Microsurgery (Fig. 3.8) 3.5.4 Color-Guided Surgery 3.6 Conclusions References 4: Monitoring of Surgeon’s Surgical Skills Using Internet of Things-Enabled Medical Instruments 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Automatic Tracking and Recording Systems 4.2.1 Surgical Forceps Tracking by RFID 4.2.2 Recording of Activation of Electrocautery Probe 4.2.3 Output Interface 4.3 Feasibility and Safety of Surgical Devices with IoT 4.3.1 Preclinical Animal Model 4.3.2 Insertion Rate of the Forceps by the Left and Right Hands 4.3.3 Visualization of the Usage of Electrocautery 4.4 Trend of IoT in Medical Devices 4.5 Prospects for Operating Room Innovation References Part II: Medical Materials and Regenerative Medicine 5: Regenerative Medicine in the Operating Room at Present and in the Near Future 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Regulatory System for Regenerative Medicine 5.3 Regenerative Medical Products 5.4 Cell Processing Facility (CPF) 5.5 Relationship Between CPFs and Operating Room 5.5.1 Regenerative Medicine Without CPF 5.5.2 Regenerative Medicine With CPFs 5.6 Operating Rooms and Regenerative Medicine in the Future References 6: Surgery and Operating Room for Restoring Organs: Organ Regeneration by Tissue Engineering in the Near Future 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Organ Restoration by Tissue Engineering (TE) 6.3 Organ Restoration Using Bioabsorbable Material 6.3.1 Biliary Regeneration 6.3.2 Gastric Regeneration 6.3.3 Esophageal Regeneration 6.4 Establishment of Cell Processing Centers (CPCs) 6.5 Conclusion References Part III: Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality 7: Extended Reality (XR:VR/AR/MR), 3D Printing, Holography, A.I., Radiomics, and Online VR Tele-Medicine for Precision Surgery 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Methods 7.3 Results 7.3.1 VR 7.3.2 AR 7.3.3 MR 7.3.4 Bio-elastic Wet 3D-Printing Model 7.4 Discussion 7.5 Conclusion References 8: Application of AI in Endoscopic Surgical Operations 8.1 Preface 8.2 Topics of AI Application in Endoscopic Surgery 8.2.1 Diagnostic Support by AI 8.2.2 AI-Assisted Navigation in Endoscopic Surgery 8.2.3 Preoperative Prediction Using AI 8.2.4 Intraoperative Decision Support by AI 8.2.5 Application of AI in Surgical Education 8.2.6 Video Recognition by AI 8.2.7 Autonomous Surgery Using AI References Part IV: Navigation Surgery 9: Application of ICG Fluorescent Endoscope Systems in Identifying Small Lung Cancers on the Periphery of the Lungs in Thoracoscopic Surgery 9.1 Background 9.2 Methods 9.3 Results 9.4 Discussion 9.5 Conclusions References 10: Novel Multispectral Device for Quantitative Imaging of Tissue Oxygen Saturation and Hemoglobin as Surgical Navigation Device 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Technological Background 10.2.1 The Principle of Quantifying Tissue Oxygen Saturation 10.2.2 Method for Quantification of Tissue Oxygen Saturation 10.2.3 Demonstration Experiment Using Blood 10.2.4 Quantification of Tissue Oxygen Saturation 10.2.5 The Principle of Quantification of Hemoglobin Amount 10.2.6 Method for Quantifying Hemoglobin Amount 10.3 Experimental 10.3.1 Verification Experiment of Luminance Nonuniformity Correction Due to Organ Shape 10.3.2 Verification Experiment of Correlated Values of Hemoglobin Amount 10.3.3 Quantification of Hemoglobin Amount 10.4 Discussion References 11: Clinical Benefit of Mixed Reality Holographic Cholangiography for Image-Guided Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Image-Guided Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Current Trends and Issues 11.3 VR for Surgery in the Operating Room 11.4 MR for Surgery in the Operating Room 11.5 Characteristics of the MR Terminal 11.6 Methods of MR for Surgery in the Operating Room 11.7 Discussion 11.8 Advantages and Disadvantages of Image-Guided Surgery with MR 11.8.1 Advantages 11.8.2 Disadvantages 11.9 Conclusion References Part V: Robotic Surgery 12: Development of Laparoscopic Surgery by Means of Foldable Small Humanoid Robot Hands with Tactile Sensation for Laparoscopic Surgery 12.1 Recent Use of HALS for Colorectal Cancer: Advantages and Disadvantages 12.2 Robot Hand with a Master-Slave System Developed by Yokoi’s Laboratory 12.3 Development of a Foldable Small Humanoid Robot Hand by Kato’s Laboratory 12.4 Robot HALS Project Since 2013: Collaboration of Medical and Engineering Departments with Other Academics 12.5 Development of Pseudo-tactile Sensation Using Pressure Sensors in the Fingertips and Next-Generation Prototype Models 12.6 Future Perspective References 13: Robotic Surgery: Currently and in the Near Future 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Transition of Endoscopic Surgery: With a Focus on Laparoscopic Colectomy 13.3 What Kind of Surgery Is Endoscopic Surgery? 13.4 Advent of Robotic Surgery 13.5 Advantages and Disadvantages Brought About by Robotic Surgery 13.6 The Present and Future of Robot Development 13.7 In Closing