GAP Fund Program
- Principal Investigator
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The University of Tokyo
Taichi Kin
- Adopted Theme
Development of mixed-reality surgical support software that integrates pre- and-operative information
- Subject of Research
- Development of mixed-reality surgical support software that integrates pre- and-operative information
- Overview
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・Develop a tablet application software for surgical support using mixed-reality technology.
・The developed application allows any hospital to use a surgical navigation system that has only been available at a limited number of large hospitals.
・This revolutionary concept will allow each physicians to have his or her own medical device.
- Business Models（when applying）
・Primary clients were surgeons (6,000 neurosurgeons and 60,000 surgeons).
・Subscription format at 50,000 yen/year per license.
・The developed application has three functions: 1) surgical navigation, 2) fusion and efficient display of various medical data, and 3) storage of case data.
- Activity Planning（when applying）
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・Complete the prototype and verify its accuracy and usefulness.
・Release a simplified version of the prototype to acquire potential customers and obtain feedback from the market.
・Create an intellectual property map of the new technologies.
・Identify and modify business model issues.