mikoto [Medical Simulator Robot]
company profile
Development
Entrusted by the Tottori Prefecture Medical Device Development Support Business, “mikoto” was co-developed with Tottori University Hospital. The medical simulator robot that enabled the users to train three different procedures; tracheal intubation, endoscopy, and sputum suction, was put into production on March 2015. With the advancement of medical treatment seen in the recent years, the procedures and operations performed by medical professionals have become much more complicated and diversified. In order to secure the quality and safety of medical techniques performed at medical, nursing, and nursing care scenes, acquisition of higher clinical skills and objective assessment have become essential for those health professionals, including students, doctors, and nurses. As a result, apart from the traditional classroom lectures, education involving practical trainings utilizing simulators has been drawing more and more attention. In order to meet those needs, we developed a simulator with a realistic appearance, internal structure, and biological reaction to make the practical procedure as real as possible. The simulator will enable the users to repeatedly conduct trainings with a human-like touch, sense, and reaction which will ultimately improve medical techniques. It will also provide opportunities to evaluate newly developed equipment to provide more secure and safe medical care.mikoto Lineup
mikoto multi-task model
Training three kinds of procedures with one robot
- nasal / oral tracheal intubation
- transnasal / peroral endoscopy
- sputum suction
Note: The lower body is optional
| ■Size mm | Robot / W480㎜ × L900㎜ × H280㎜ Cart / W620㎜ × L900㎜ × H1530㎜ |
|---|---|
| ■Material | Skin / Silicone rubber |
【Feature】
- ■Extremely human-like constructions and functions
- Reproduction of wakeful and anesthesia state
- Reproduction of rise of the chest
- Opening and closing of esophageal inlet at the time of endoscopic insertion
- Opening and closing of esophageal inlet by voice recognition
- Function of inflating and deflating stomach by injection and absorption of air
- ■Human-like biological reaction
- Representation of the reaction when an endoscope touches pharynx
- Adjustment for the sensitivity of patient’s reflection and reaction with 10 steps
- ■Quantification of the burden on patients
- Evaluation of the burden on patients by pressure,, time, etc. at the time of endoscopic insertion
- internal organs / functions
- nasal cavity oral cavity pharyngolarynx
- stomach duodenum
mikoto single-task model
Exterior pursuing reality, internal shaping
- nasal / oral tracheal intubation
| ■Size mm | W 280 x L 500 x H 260 |
|---|---|
| ■Material | Skin / Silicone rubber |
【Feature】
- ■Extremely human-like constructions
- Realized feeling close to the actual procedure of laryngoscopy
- Reflection of the anatomy
- ■Reproduction of many difficult cases in tracheal intubation
- Restriction in mouth opening or retroflexion of the neck
- Many types of internal structure
- ■Required procedures in clinical practice
- Nasal / oral tracheal intubation
- Confirmation of sniffing position
- BURP training by reproducing thyroid cartilage
- Training of the procedure of bag valve mask
- Training of jaw thrust maneuver
- Training of bronchoscopy (option)
- internal organs / functions
- nasal cavity oral cavity pharyngolarynx
- bronchus (option)