Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) of the Secondary Use of Data Generated from Medical Devices; Initiation of Discussion

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to initiate discussion about surgeons as stakeholders in relation to the ethical, legal, and social issues arising from secondary use of digital data generated during surgery following arguments put forward in a symposium held at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Computer Aided Surgery held in June 2022 in Tokyo. These digital data include video recordings of the endoscopic and surgical fields, log data collected during maneuvers performed using robotic-assisted surgical systems, and log data showing operator input when using medical devices in the operating room.