1. Call for Applications

Human vs Robotic microsurgery in RAMSES2025

Event Overview

As a microsurgeon practicing robotic microsurgery (Symani), we are excited to share my participation in this event. Dr. Satomi Koide from St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, specializing in Plastic, Reconstructive, and Hand Surgery, has agreed to be a part of this significant event.

Recruitment

We will utilize the RAMSES2025 homepage and Instagram to recruit standard surgeons who utilize optical microscopy and have less than eight years of experience in microvascular anastomosis (e.g., pre-specialist medical trainees).

Participating Teams

Participating teams will be recruited in advance through an open call.
We aim to include at least four to six surgical teams, consisting of:

• - Two plastic surgery teams: one from the Cancer Institute Ariake and the other from Showa University.
• - A minimum of two orthopedic teams, including the Kanto Workers' hospital team.

Teams will have the opportunity to participate in the competition on the day of the event.

Event Details

• - Anastomosis Time Limit: Each team will have a time limit of 30 minutes to complete the anastomosis, and the procedure must be recorded for evaluation.
• - Date: The tournament is scheduled for **Tuesday, October 14, 2025**, which is the first morning of RAMSES 2025.
• - During this time, preliminary examinations for anastomosis will be conducted using artificial vessel of 0.5mm diameter by standard microsurgeon utilizing optical microscopy (Mitaka MM51).

Finals Structure

The finals will feature a competition between the winning teams from both plastic and orthopedic surgery against Dr. Satomi Koide, who will represent the Symani users.

Venue Information

Both rounds of the competition, preliminary and final, will take place at RAMSES 2025:

• - Symani System: Located in Hospitality Room 1.
• - Mitaka MM51: Located in Hospitality Room 1.

On the first day of the event, the judges, including Dr. Okutsu and members of the JPRS Robotic Committee, will observe the anastomosis during the lunch break from 12:20 to 13:50.
Assessing each procedure and announcing scores during the intermission from 16:20 to 16:30.
The finals are set to occur from 19:00 to 19:30, coinciding with the commencement of the Gala Dinner, where winners will be publicly announced.
The final match will be broadcast live at the Gala Dinner venue.
The audience will also have an opportunity to provide feedback during this segment.

Overview

We are pleased to offer a hands-on training session for physicians using a microsurgery robot.
This program is a simplified version of the actual training program and consists of two parts:

• 1) A lecture by an instructor to learn about the product.
• 2) Training on basic operations using a simulator, followed by hands-on practice with the actual robot for anastomosis.

*After the lecture, we kindly ask participants to complete a short survey.

Eligibility

This program is open to all physicians interested in microsurgery robots.

Schedule

Lecture → Simulator/Robot Practice

Please note: The simulator and robot hands-on experience is available only to participants who have attended the lecture.

How to Apply

You can register via the QR code or URL below:
https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=75lBp20Ns06DiilH3lTTHikodqdmNlVBv60OeS7O-5ZUM1dOU0NBVUsyOUtVMDhRTEhBMzI4UE1CSy4u&route=shorturl

Inquiries

For inquiries regarding this training session, please use the following form:

NOTICE

Authors whose papers are accepted must complete their registration for RAMSES 2025 by 31 July 2025.
The organizer reserves the right to remove presenting authors from the program if they have not paid their registration fees by this deadline.