Medtech World Dubai 2025 “Microsurgery Meets Robotics: F.MED Co.’s Journey Toward Smarter, Safer Procedures”

Microsurgery has long been a critical yet highly challenging field in medicine. Despite a century of advancements, the core techniques remain largely unchanged. Enter F.MED Co., a company aiming to refine microsurgical procedures through robotics. We spoke with Keita Shimomura, Co-Founder and CEO of F.MED, about the inspiration behind the company, its technology, and what the future holds.

“The first microsurgery procedure is believed to have been performed in 1921 by a Swedish surgeon. A century has passed, yet the fundamental concept—combining manual surgical tools with a magnification device—remains unchanged,” says Shimomura.

Recognizing the difficulty of mastering microsurgery and the limited accessibility of such treatments, Susumu Oguri, F.MED’s CTO, saw an opportunity to innovate. While conducting research at Kyushu University in 2013, he began developing a microsurgery robot. Shimomura, then a Business Development Director at a medical device distribution company, later joined the initiative.

“Our initial goal was academic research, but as the product evolved, we realized it had the potential for commercialization. The idea that our work could directly improve patients’ lives was exciting. Even in our mid-40s, we took a leap of faith and founded F.MED in 2021 to achieve our vision,” Shimomura explains.

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