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September 30, 2009 |
Asahi Kasei Corporation
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Launch of Reveal® DX Insertable Cardiac Monitor
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Asahi Kasei Corp. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Shiro Hiruta) will begin sales of the Reveal® DX insertable cardiac monitor in Japan on October 1, 2009, the date the device will be applicable for coverage by Japan's National Health Insurance.
Reveal® DX, for which Asahi Kasei acquired the exclusive rights for domestic sale from Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Takashi Shimada) in July 2008, is the first insertable cardiac monitor available in Japan. It is placed beneath the skin of a patient's chest to provide the physician with a high resolution electrocardiogram of the patient's unexplained syncope (fainting spell) to determine if the syncope is caused by an arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat).
Preparations for sales of the Reveal® DX are being handled by Asahi Kasei's Advanced Medical Device Center, a new business group at the company. With the initiation of insurance coverage, the device will mainly be sold to medical institutions which specialize in unexplained syncope or arrhythmia. |
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| About Reveal® DX |
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Medtronic Reveal® DX |
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Insertable cardiac monitor |
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Indicated for patients who have had unexplained syncope. A device to record and store electrocardiograms for diagnosis, to be implanted under the skin of the upper chest of patients for whom diagnosis of syncope could not be made using tests deemed necessary by a physician. |
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Medtronic Japan Co., Ltd. |
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October 1, 2009 |
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October 1, 2009 |
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¥422,000 per device |
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| About Unexplained Syncope |
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In Japan, it is estimated that approximately 200,000 people per year are taken to the hospital after syncope, but normal test methods are unable to determine the cause of the syncope in 20-30% of these cases. Due to the possible links of unexplained syncope with possible life-threatening serious arrhythmias, physicians require precise methods for differential diagnosis. |
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| About Medtronic Japan |
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Medtronic Japan was founded in 1975 and has spent more than 30 years alleviating pain and restoring life for Japanese patients suffering from chronic diseases. Medtronic therapies cover a wide range of afflictions, from cardiac diseases to Parkinson's disease, diabetes, spinal disorders, cerebral disorders, chronic pain and other chronic conditions.
Company website: http://www.medtronic.co.jp |
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| Reveal® is a registered trademark of Medtronic, Inc. |
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