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A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a Novel Intraoperative Thoracoscopic Lens Cleaning Device

Basic Information

Recruitment status	Pending
Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied	Primary lung cancer, Metastatic lung tumor
Date of first enrollment	18/03/2026
Target sample size	10
Countries of recruitment
Study type	Interventional
Intervention(s)	In thoracoscopic lobectomy performed on study participants, the number of times the endoscopic lens is wiped using the investigational device (the automated endoscopic lens cleaning system, OPLYS) will be evaluated as the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints will include intraoperative complications, operative time, blood loss, length of hospital stay, duration of chest tube placement, incidence of postoperative complications, and surgeon satisfaction (operating surgeon and assistant).

Outcome(s)

Primary Outcome	Number of times the thoracoscopic camera lens is wiped
Secondary Outcome	Operation time, blood loss, duration of chest tube placement, length of hospital stay, questionnaire on usability, postoperative laboratory data (Hb, CRP, WBC, Alb), amount of drain output, need for blood transfusion, and postoperative complications.

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Age minimum	>= 18age old
Age maximum	Not applicable
Gender	Both
Include criteria	1. Patients undergoing thoracoscopic lobectomy with systematic lymph node dissection in the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Nagasaki University Hospital. 2. At the time of obtaining informed consent, only adults aged 18 years or older are eligible; sex is not restricted. 3. Written informed consent for participation in the study has been obtained from each patient.
Exclude criteria	1. Patients with a history of ipsilateral thoracic surgery.