First device introduction in Hokkaido

First device introduction in Hokkaido

Implant surgery Patient’s burden reduced The medical treatment corporation Inoue Dental Clinic (Nishi 9 Jōminami, Obihiro-shi, Director Hiroyuki Inoue) has introduced a special device “Navident” equipped with the dynamic guide system to accurately navigate the implant...
History of Surgical Navigation Technology

History of Surgical Navigation Technology

X-ray imaging was discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. For the first time, surgeons could see inside a patient without cutting them open. However, these were 2D projections of the anatomy on film. In the 1970s, Sir Hounsfield invented a method to acquire and...