
NExt-generation Shock wave lithotripsy
Development
USD $5 million funded by KMDF in 2020
(Korea Medical Device Development Fund)

Urological SurgICAL laser
development
Co-development with industry leading company.

[3D Printing]
Training module
development
Training kits for Flexible Ureteroscopy & Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy were successfully launched in 2021.

Clinical research in
robot-assisted flexible ureteroscopy
Clinical research to prove safety and efficiency in robotic f-URS

next Generation
catheter
development
Joint development agreement in place with College of Engineering at Seoul National University

Human Factor Engineering & Usability test
The first center which achieved KOLAS-certified 100 cases of usability tests in 2020, nationwide.

[3D Printing]
Clinical application
To overcome abnormalities in anatomy and challenging kidney stone cases


Kidney Stone Lab
Researches and Development
AI system development for stone surgery
Develop AI to assist clinicians for more efficient flexible-URS procedures.
first CLINICAL RESEARCH center for Laser in Korea
USD $1,400k (약 19억) Funded by National Research Foundation (NRF) & the Korea Medical Device Development Fund.
For investigating the laser, urinary stone, therapeutic ultrasound, and ESWL machine development
Research professor, two Basic and clinical research teams
Principal professor (Sung Yong Cho)
- Research professor (Si Hyoung Kim)
- Basic research team (Seong Hyun Choi)
- Clinical research team (Ah Yeon Hwang)
Research & development
in
microbiome for Stone disease
Using human microbiome for diagnosis and prognosis in kidney stone diseases
Clinical research for flexible ureteroscopy
First clinical test in Asia for performance parameters of the LITHOVUE, the 1st disposable flexible ureteroscopy