Pioneering the future of medical technology
The Sometech Research & Development Center runs an integrated research system for advanced medical devices — hardware, software, optical and mechanical research teams working on one goal: safer, more accurate and more comfortable surgery.
Four disciplines, one 3D surgical platform
Software engineering
Real-time 3D image processing, high-speed digital zoom and system control software.
Optical system research
2K/4K lens design, 3D optical zooming, rod lens and filter design with German partners.
Medical technology research
Clinical requirements of each specialty translated into ergonomic, safe surgical devices.
Electronic system engineering
Stereo camera signal processing, light-source and RF generator design, motor control.
Five research directions toward future medical technology
AI-powered medical devices
Continuous research on next-generation medical devices integrated with artificial intelligence to enhance diagnostic accuracy and surgical safety.
Robot-assisted surgery system
Technology that provides high-precision surgical environments and supports rapid patient recovery through robot-assisted microscope and laparoscope system research.
Advanced technology for minimally invasive surgery
Fluorescence and multi-source light-based laparoscopic devices that minimise damage to normal tissue.
Advanced imaging technology
Solutions that enhance surgical field accuracy and convenience through 3D digital imaging, real-time zoom and high-resolution image processing.
Convergent technology innovation
Innovative medical solutions for humanity's healthy future through convergent research in software, optics, medicine and electronics.
World-class R&D capabilities and specialised technologies
3D digital imaging
- Real-time 3D image processing hardware & software
- High-speed image processing & digital zoom
- Stereo camera synchronised signal processing
- 2K / 4K optical lens design
Optical design
- 3D optical zooming design
- Optical filter design & manufacturing
- Light source driver module design
System integration
- 2D / 3D endoscope assembly & tuning
- Chip-on-Tip flexible image module
- Motor driver design & control
- RF generator design
AI & robotics
- AI-based image analysis & diagnostic assistance
- Robot-assisted surgical system control
- High-precision motor control
- Real-time system control software
Light source technology
- Fluorescence & multi-source light systems
- Laser driver design
- Light source lens & filter design
- Optical alignment & process technology
UI / UX design
- GUI interface design
- Storage management technology
- User-centred product design
- IEC 60601-1 compliance
Inside a 3D digital surgical microscope
- 01High-speed image processing hardware & system design
- 023D image processing software — synchronised stereo signals
- 03Optical instrument design — achromatic, aspherical and cylindrical lenses, prisms, filters
- 04Optical processing & 3D alignment — lens and fibre polishing, 2D/3D alignment
- 05Light source design — lens, filter and fibre bundle
- 063D image sensor module — high-resolution stereo camera hardware
- 073D lens design
- 08High-precision motor control
VOMS-400 · 4K 3DApproved for operating rooms worldwide
Sometech systems are developed and manufactured in Korea under ISO 13485 and GMP quality systems and carry the approvals hospitals require for procurement and registration.
CE
3D microscopes, laparoscopes, endoscopy and medical camera systems
MFDS / KFDA
Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approvals for every product line
FDA
US registration of the VOMS-400 4K 3D surgical microscope (2023)
ISO 13485
Medical device quality management system
GMP
Manufacturing and quality management compliance since 2007
CFDA · ANVISA
Registrations in China and Brazil for the 3D laparoscopy line
Expanding the boundaries of K-SURGERY
Through convergent research in AI, robotics, optics and electronics, Sometech is creating safer, more accurate and more efficient surgical environments — a healthy future for humanity, researched and developed together with Sometech.
See the technology in the catalog
Every research direction above ships in a system you can order today — 3D microscopes, 3D laparoscopes, 4K endoscopy, medical cameras and RF units.