Archive for the ‘Medtech World News: Update from Japan’ Category
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Toppan Printing Co. will start mass production of its new radio frequency identification (RFID) tag housings for medical devices in the spring of 2012. Japan’s second-largest printing company, Toppan developed in August three versions of the reusable RFID tag for medical applications such as forceps, disposable gauze, operating room gowns, ...
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Monday, December 5th, 2011
Researchers at ASTI Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of automotive electronics, and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine (HUSM) have co-developed a prototype microneedle system that could provide diabetics with pain-free insulin injections. It can also be used to administer vaccines.
Made of a durable and biodegradable polyglycolic acid resin, the device prototype ...
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Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
Researchers at Toyobo Co. (Osaka, Japan) have developed an antithrombogenic coating that could suppress systemic inflammatory response (SIR) syndrome. By using biologically active agents instead of heparin, the scientists were able to dramatically improve the materials’ inhibition of SIR.
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Japanese researchers have developed a material that can generate power after implantation by absorbing light from outside the body. The technology is being applied to the development of a battery-free cardiac pacemaker.
Currently, the lithium-ion batteries that power pacemakers need to be replaced every five to 10 years, requiring users to ...
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Wednesday, October 5th, 2011
Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) and Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) have established a joint venture, Medtec Heart Inc., to capitalise on their co-developed disposable ventricular assist device (VAD) with magnetic suspension.
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Out of necessity, the people of Japan may be among the most energy conscious in the world: the devastating earthquake in March caused rolling blackouts, putting hospital patients and others, especially the elderly, at risk.
The Medical Device Strategy Institute (MDSI), Japan’s premier think tank focused on the medical device industry, ...
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011
Foreign medical device manufacturers registered in Japan that move their factories or change their corporate identity following a merger or acquisition are required to resubmit a request for accreditation as a foreign medical device manufacturer. Moreover, the companies are not allowed to export devices until they have received their reaccreditation. ...
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Monday, July 25th, 2011
The medical device industry is expected to be one of Japan’s few growth industries. That was proved at the recent MEDTEC Japan, where more than 7300 attendees were avidly sourcing opportunities in this promising market, writes Miki Anzai, Associate Editor of Japan Medical Design & Manufacturing Technology.
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Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Japan’s two primary medical device industry associations have issued a policy agenda, calling on the government to create a Japan-led medtech community within Asia. The objective of the policy is to help Japan remain competitive in the region, which is projected to experience dramatic growth.
The call for a region-wide medtech ...
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Friday, April 22nd, 2011
As Japan has elevated the crisis rating of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant to 7 on the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale, putting it on a par with Chernobyl, farmers and fishermen have seen their markets evaporate. And they are not alone. Manufacturers in the region also fear ...
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
By essentially putting medical devices and drugs in the same regulatory bucket, Japan's current Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (PAL) creates unnecessary restrictions and hinders the development of innovative medical technology, Kazuo Ogino, Chairman of the Japan Federation of Medical Device Associations (JFMDA) said at a press conference in Tokyo on 25 March. ...
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Tokyo-based Toray Industries Inc. has developed a polymer membrane that can dramatically reduce the attachment of blood platelets to its surface. The new technology derived from nanotechnology and molecular chemistry offers hope for antithrombogenic materials, whose surface performance tends to decline when exposed to blood components. The new membrane can ...
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