# Senhance at Japan (JGSDF Trials): deployment

Canonical ID: `08a671e0-5c61-487f-894d-6a5596f6dd30`

Multiple hospitals in Japan adopted the [Senhance](/models/asensus-senhance.md) system. Kitakyushu General Hospital initiated its first [Senhance](/companies/asensus-surgical.md) system in January 2020 and completed 300+ procedures. Nagoya University Hospital became the first pediatric installation in Japan. Four hospitals total adopted Senhance in Japan.

## Key facts

- **Hospitals:** 4+ in Japan
- **Kitakyushu procedures:** 300+

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** asensus-senhance-japan
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Senhance](/models/asensus-senhance.md) (id: `abadf566-b528-4b44-be3e-418ca078e920`)
- **Category:** [Surgical robots](/surgical)
- **Company:** [Asensus Surgical](/companies/asensus-surgical.md) (id: `a3a097cb-a5db-4ffd-b421-5eb14335dbcf`)
- **Location:** [Japan (JGSDF Trials)](/locations/japan.md) (id: `94b72ada-cafc-4321-a524-cb8e576bb849`)
- **Operator:** [Asensus Surgical](/companies/asensus-surgical.md) (id: `a3a097cb-a5db-4ffd-b421-5eb14335dbcf`)
- **First seen:** 2020-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. https://www.therobotreport.com/asensus-places-first-pediatric-surgical-robot-japan/
2. https://www.massdevice.com/asensus-surgical-another-surgical-robot-japan/

## Common questions

### What is the Senhance deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials)?

Senhance, built by Asensus Surgical, is recorded as a deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials) on the DEPLOY registry. Asensus Surgical operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Senhance at Japan (JGSDF Trials)?

Asensus Surgical, the manufacturer of Senhance, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Senhance deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials) go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2020 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Senhance deployment at Japan (JGSDF Trials)?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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