Shigeto Ikeda, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Shigeto Ikeda

Japanese physician

Date of Birth: 01-Jul-1925

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 25-Dec-2001

Profession: physician

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Shigeto Ikeda

  • Shigeto Ikeda (?? ??, Ikeda Shigeto, 1925 - 2001) was a Japanese physician, regarded as the "father" of fiberoptic bronchoscopy.
  • He graduated from Keio University School of Medicine in 1952 and joined the Thoracic Surgery department.
  • In 1966, he developed the first flexible bronchoscope in conjunction with Machida Endoscope Co.
  • Ltd (later taken over by Pentax) and Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
  • This allowed better visualisation of the upper lobe bronchi than is possible with the rigid bronchoscope.
  • Successive improvements under his supervision included the development of video-bronchoscopy.His motto was "there is more hope with the bronchoscope".

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