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hinotori at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC)

Japan first domestically manufactured robotic-assisted surgery system, developed by Medicaroid (Kawasaki-Sysmex joint venture). Approved in Japan (2020), Singapore (2023), Malaysia (2024), Vietnam (2026), and CE-marked under MDR (July 2026). Authorized for urology, general surgery, gynecology, and thoracic surgery. Approximately 20,000 procedures performed globally.

hinotori by Medicaroid · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Surgical robots

Track hinotori at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC)

First patient surgeries using hinotori performed at Kobe University Hospital's International Clinical Cancer Research Center in December 2020. This was the first clinical use of the made-in-Japan surgical robot.

Safety record

No incidents on record for hinotori at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC).

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
hinotori
Company
Medicaroid
Location
Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC)
Status
operational
First seen
2020-12-01
ID
7522ecd0-c532-4c96-b01b-cd3704957057

Timeline

  1. Dec 2020
    First recorded
    hinotori first documented operating at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC).
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11130061/
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: surgical

Sources by quality tier

1
primary-academic-peer-reviewed
Peer-reviewed clinical / academic

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Common questions

What is the hinotori deployment at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC)?
hinotori, built by Medicaroid, is recorded as a deployment at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC) on the DEPLOY registry. Medicaroid operates the deployment directly.
Who operates hinotori at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC)?
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 Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC) go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting December 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the hinotori deployment at Kobe University Hospital (ICCRC)?
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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