ASAHI Surgical Robotics
Enhancing Robotic Co-operated Laparoscopic Surgery

When we hear the term robot, we might envision images in a futuristic sense or a scene from a science fiction movie. However, robotic surgery has become a reality in today’s medical practices across different countries. And this surgical procedure has become the go-to surgical specialty for the best patient outcomes and low complication rates. In fact, more than 7.2 million robotic surgeries have been completed in 67 countries worldwide.

This trend has gotten even more boost in the wake of the recent COVID-19 pandemic. All frontline workers, particularly those in direct contact with patients, have been exposed to major risks. To mitigate pathogen spread and protect healthcare workers and patients, medical services have been largely restricted, including the cancellation of elective surgeries, which has posed a substantial burden for patients and immense economic loss for various hospitals. The integration of a robot as a shielding layer, physically separating the healthcare worker and the patient, has become a powerful tool to combat the omnipresent fear of pathogen contamination and maintain surgical volumes. Interestingly, unlocking the unique benefits of surgical robots is where ASAHI Surgical Robotics—a startup company dedicated to developing novel and high-quality surgical robots for laparoscopic surgery—cements its cornerstone.

What makes ASAHI a cut above the rest is its team of in-house experts that are well-versed in the crucial areas of an intelligent full-stack of robots and automated surgeon system. This expertise, combined with the latest robotic solutions and superior automated systems, can help ASAHI’s clients in meeting their needs in a cost-efficient and timely manner. ASAHI understands the typical challenges that surgeons face during complicated surgeries, and as such, ASAHI tries to resolve these hurdles proactively for its clients.

Notably, ASAHI believes that a robotic cooperated surgery system requires a sophisticated operation interface. Based on this understanding, ASAHI has already developed ANSUR (Another Surgeon), a high usability robot that provides optimized care to more patients all over the world. The novel control device was fabricated to reduce the load of surgeons, which results in endoscopic surgery in preferable circumstances. ANSUR thus frees the control console of conventional surgical procedures, allowing surgeons to stand by the patient closer and achieve safer surgery.

It is also important to note that ASAHI doesn’t only provide a robotic surgery solution. The company has recently opened the Tokyo Training Center to provide operational training opportunities ANSUR. It enables healthcare professionals to properly understand the concept and operation of ANSUR with a unique concept that differs from existing robots and specializes in assistant functions that support the surgeon, such as securing the surgeons’ field of vision, traction, and tension maintenance of organs.

Looking forward, ASAHI Surgical Robotics is determined to follow its current trajectory in the robotic cooperated laparoscopic surgery solution side of the healthcare industry. The company is continually looking at new solutions to expand its digital ecosystem and investing its own solutions and capabilities to bring more visibility and efficiency in laparoscopic robotic surgery.