In recent years, you may have often heard the term "robotic surgery." While robotic surgery is becoming increasingly common in many hospitals, unfortunately, the development of surgical robots for ophthalmology has lagged behind.

Eye surgery involves performing delicate tasks in an extremely confined space while looking through a microscope. As a result, there was physically no room for large robots. Additionally, it was challenging for assistants to help with the surgery, requiring surgeons to hold both the surgical tools and the light source illuminating the inside of the eye by themselves.
This led us to conceive the "Intraocular Tool Holding Robot." We believed that if there was a safe way to hold intraocular tools, surgeons could perform surgical procedures using both hands.

Subsequently, with support from various sectors, we proceeded with research and development as follows:

This led to the creation of OQrimo^® , the world's first ophthalmologic surgical assistance robot. OQrimo^® is a pioneering surgical assistance robot that enables surgeons to use both hands freely by safely holding either intraocular illumination or an intraocular endoscope.

Robotic Assistant in Vitreoretinal surgery; OQrimo

After OQrimo^®'s market launch in April 2023, we proceeded through appropriate procedures for its first clinical use:
December 2023: 1st successful clinical use
2024: 8 successful clinical use
These first 9 surgical procedures were successful, confirming that OQrimo^® functions properly in actual clinical settings.

"OQrimo^®" will be steadily expanded

While this is the world's first ophthalmic assistant robot developed in Japan we will expand its use gradually with careful safety verification

Up to Now:

Going Forward:

We will continue to conduct further verification and evaluation, gradually expanding its use while ensuring safety and reliability.

We express our deepest gratitude to all those who supported us in the research, development, sales, and implementation of this device.