The role of clinical engineers is to contribute to improving the speed and precision of diagnosis and treatment by accurate, rapid operation of medical equipment. A new hospital, with a dedicated spinal surgery hybrid operating room equipped with an advanced X-ray imaging equipment and navigation system, was built. At the time, it was anticipated that because of its highly advanced nature, operating the system would be complicated, and that rapid, accurate operation of the system would require proficiency. In order to achieve the expected goal when it was introduced, that is, performing sophisticated treatment during a short anesthesia time, in this study, we implemented the modified PDCA cycle i.e., received physician guidance, assessed the anticipated task, carried it out, carefully checked the results, and made improvements in collaboration with the departments concerned. The modified PDCA was based on the PDCA method, and was improved to suit the actual situations of our spinal surgery center. As a result, smooth coordination between the radiology equipment and navigation system and shortening of the anesthesia time were achieved.

The purpose of this study is to develop a new tactile measurement system that can be used for the early detection of a decrease in tactile sensitivity. The tactile stimuli presentation device consisted of a small precision automatic stage. This system could present lateral skin stretch in the direction horizontal to the tactile sensitivity of the plantar skin. In our previous study, the utility of the measurement method was established in healthy participants, and the measurement data of tactile sensitivity was not influenced by posture and plantar region during measurement. In this study, a new mobile application (App) was developed to operate for a tactile stimuli presentation device. The user can control the tactile device by App using a tablet computer (e.g., laptop, phablet, tablet, or smart device) and understand the measurement methodology of tactile sensitivity. This study was conducted to evaluate a new tactile sensitivity measurement application using a tablet computer. We found that this App could be easily used for participants. In conclusion, an App was developed to operate the tactile stimuli presentation device, and this App was simple to use.