# hinotori at Hiroshima University Hospital: deployment

Canonical ID: `98ae1959-be9a-4240-8f7b-38a86415b345`

The [hinotori](/models/medicaroid-hinotori.md) was introduced at [Hiroshima University Hospital](/locations/hiroshima-hiroshima-japan.md) in January 2022, performing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy and other urologic procedures.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** medicaroid-hinotori-hiroshima-hiroshima-japan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [hinotori](/models/medicaroid-hinotori.md) (id: `f335a065-11e5-4058-923d-781c5420a4cd`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [Medicaroid](/companies/medicaroid.md) (id: `49558301-5893-4431-a587-8a683c199c8f`)
- **Location:** [Hiroshima University Hospital](/locations/hiroshima-hiroshima-japan.md) (id: `704b4e3a-8ebd-4ce3-9cea-c3510b1d0d07`)
- **First seen:** 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214388224000961

## Common questions

### What is the hinotori deployment at Hiroshima University Hospital?

hinotori, built by Medicaroid, is recorded as a deployment at Hiroshima University Hospital on the DEPLOY registry. Medicaroid operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates hinotori at Hiroshima University Hospital?

Medicaroid, the manufacturer of hinotori, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the hinotori deployment at Hiroshima University Hospital go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2022 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the hinotori deployment at Hiroshima University Hospital?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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