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Mission

We strive to deliver peace of mind to patients and health care professionals all over the world protecting human health through surgical procedures.

Vision

We aim to become a pioneer of novel operating room that only we can create leveraging all the product, technology and service assets from Sony and Olympus, which are based on their core technologies of digital imaging and healthcare network.

About Us

Innovating the World of Endoscopy

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions was founded to advance healthcare and support medical professionals and patients. By merging Sony‘s cutting-edge digital imaging technologies with Olympus’s extensive expertise in medical device development and optical technologies, we have created innovative products.

Since our establishment in 2013, we have focused on developing and selling surgical endoscopes and related systems with technologies such as 4K resolution and 3D capabilities. In 2023, we expanded our product development to include gastrointestinal and respiratory endoscopy.

We will continue to develop groundbreaking next-generation endoscopic systems by integrating the advanced technologies of Sony and Olympus, aiming for early market introduction

Product and Technology Development

In 2015, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions collaborated to develop a "4K Surgical Endoscopy System"

In alliance with Sony Corporation and Olympus Corporation, we have developed a "4K Surgical Endoscopy System".

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions has brought together the core technologies and expertise of Sony (image sensors, image and signal processing, optical transmission, 4K imaging) and Olympus (medical products R&D, deep understanding of the needs of the medical community) and combined them to optimize its constituent elements and the entire video processing technology for medical devices in the development of products. Specifically, we led R&D for the centerpiece products of this system, including the "eye" of the endoscope - the 4K camera head - and the 4K camera control unit that manages the captured images.

This product will be sold through Olympus's sales channels, as an offering in Olympus's line of surgical endoscopy systems. For more information, visit the Olympus website.

In 2017, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions collaborated to develop a "Surgical Microscope System incorporating 4K 3D video technology"

Sony Imaging Products & Solutions Inc. ("Sony"), Olympus Corporation, and Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. jointly developed the ORBEYE Surgical Microscope, incorporating 4K 3D video technology as well as high-definition and three-dimensional digital images to support precision surgery. Olympus Corporation announced the launch of this product.

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions has brought together the core technologies of Sony and Olympus and led fundamental R&D for the entire system including the lens, light source, and image sensor for image input, as well as the monitor and recorder for image output. Combining the 4K 3D video and miniaturization technologies of Sony and expertise of the surgical microscope business and medical device development in addition to the needs/techniques of the medical community of Olympus, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions has optimized its constituent elements and the video processing technology in 4K 3D surgical microscope systems.

This product will be sold through Olympus's sales channels, as an offering in Olympus's line of surgical products. For more information, visit the Olympus website.

In 2022, Sony Olympus Medical Solutions collaborated to develop a "4K, 3D, and IR Compatible Surgical Endoscope System."

Sony Corporation, Olympus Corporation, and Sony Olympus Medical Solutions Inc. jointly developed a surgical endoscopy system that offers advanced visualization features including 4K, 3D, infrared (IR) imaging and NBI (Narrow Band Imaging).

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions combined the core technologies and expertise of Sony’s digital imaging technology and various 4K 3D imaging technologies with Olympus’s expertise in medical device development and insights into the needs of the medical field. This integration optimized the constituent elements and the entire video processing technology for medical devices.

This product will be sold through Olympus's sales channels as part of Olympus’s surgical product line. For more information, visit the Olympus website.

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