Our mission
Technology built around what physicians actually need
At Surglasses we set out to change how surgery is performed and how medicine is taught, using augmented reality. By understanding the real needs of physicians and addressing the problems they meet in the operating room, we build systems that fit the way surgery and teaching are already done.
Transforming surgery with AR
Five years in the operating room before the first product shipped
Augmented reality was never the starting point — the surgeon’s own working problems were. Three of them shaped the navigation system, and every version of it since.
Understanding physician needs
We spent more than five years working alongside physicians to understand the pain points and the real needs of surgery. The requirement list came out of their cases, not out of a product roadmap.
Solving practical problems
We went after the practical difficulties physicians described — among them having to look up and turn away from the patient, again and again, to read a monitor on the far side of the room.
Simplifying the workflow
We designed an interface a surgeon can drive without being taught it twice. Adopting the system should not mean relearning the operation.
Transforming medical education
Anatomy a whole cohort can take apart — and put back
Beyond surgery, we are redefining how anatomy is taught. Traditional learning depends on cadavers, which are costly and available in limited numbers. Our Virtual Anatomical Table does not replace that experience so much as make it repeatable.
- 3D visualization built from real human imaging
- Interactive exploration from any angle, at any depth, as often as the lesson needs
Commitment to continuous innovation
Every release has to earn its place in the operating room
Innovation is at the heart of what we do, but it is only worth the name when it shows up in the case — in equipment the hospital already owns, and in a workflow the team does not have to relearn.
Spine navigation with the C-arm you already own
Caduceus S navigates from standard 2D C-arm imaging, so a hospital does not have to buy a new imaging suite before it can navigate a spinal case. That compatibility is part of how the system was designed.
Registration built into the workflow
Registration — aligning the images to the patient on the table — is a core step of any navigation system. Ours is designed to fit into the surgical workflow. Navigation runs from the C-arm images the case already uses.
Where we are going
From Taiwan to the world
From academic research to daily clinical use, from one hospital in Taichung to daily clinical use — the direction has not changed since the first case. We are committed to reshaping the future of surgery and medical learning, and we are only getting started.
- More immersive, interactive learning tools for the next generation of clinicians
Intuitive, user-centered products are the whole of our commitment: tools that empower medical professionals and students rather than adding another system for them to manage.
See it for yourself
The mission makes more sense from the surgeon’s side of the table
Tell us whether you are asking as a hospital, a medical school or a distributor, and we will arrange an online or on-site demonstration of the system that fits.