GOOD DESIGN AWARD

Award-winning item: Surgery training system (model) [Bionic-Brain]
Business Owner: Medridge Corporation
Category: 10-09 Other product for medical use and manufacturing
Company: Medridge Corporation (Japan)
Fumihito Arai, Nagoya University (Japan)
Akio Morita, Nippon Medical School (Japan)
Saito Nobuhito, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Mamoru Mitsuishi, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Kanako Harada, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Taichi Kin, University of Tokyo (Japan)
Toshio Fukuda, Meijo University (Japan)
Award Number: 19G100744
Outline of Good Design Award winners: Outline of Good Design Award winners 2019

Outline: Training system for endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery. The bionic brain elaborate reproduces the anatomical structure and physical properties of the human body such as the nasal cavity, nerve, blood vessel, etc. This is a next-generation surgical training model with sensors, achieving the function of "Touch", "Incise", "Suture" and "Sense".
Producer: Fumihito Arai, Nagoya University + Taisuke Masuda, Medridge Corporation
More information: http://medridge.co.jp
Market release pending: 2019/7