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Endoscopic healthcare can contribute to early detection of disease and less onerous medical treatment, leading to alleviation of pain in patients and improvements in their quality of life.

At Olympus, we have spent a long time in developing and producing our endoscopy systems while cooperating with physicians who work at various medical facilities, and taking into account their needs. Furthermore, we try to make every effort to collect medical information including newly-discovered diseases and the latest diagnostic and medical treatment methods. We also try to collect information on related technologies so that we can apply them in our development. Thus, we continue to pursue cutting-edge technologies to bring new products to fruition. These newly-developed technologies will be implemented as the next-generation standard.

High-quality products with the latest technologies essentially tend to be expensive. However not all hospitals can afford them. Thus, the addition to our line-up of reasonably-priced standard models that guarantee quality and basic functions will make it possible for hospitals and physicians to make use of the products.

The EXERA 145 Series endoscopy system that was donated to the Benjamin Bloom hospital is a standard product that was produced as part of this development trend. Hidenobu Kimura, Scope 4 Group, Endoscope Development Department, Medical Research Development Division, who was engaged in the development of EXERA 145, expresses his thoughts as follows:

"It is almost impossible for us to go overseas to see with our own eyes where our endoscopes are being used. However, this story helped to inform us of our ‘contribution to society,' and encouraged us toward the next development of new products, because we have become aware of the fact that our technology is serving the healthcare of children as shown by this story."