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 OLYMPUS 2003
The Medical Systems Group handles products used
by medical institutions and research centers, mainly
endoscopes, clinical analyzers and biological micro-
scopes. With an % share of the world market, Olympus’s gas-
troenterological endoscopes provide a solid earnings foundation.
Although medical spending is being curtailed amid harsh
operating conditions, Olympus continued to enjoy robust sales
mainly to Europe and the United States in fiscal . Sales of
the product group rose .% to ¥, million (US$, mil-
lion) and operating income edged up .% to ¥, million
(US$ million). Domestic sales decreased .% to ¥, mil-
lion (US$ million), while overseas sales increased .% to
¥, million (US$, million).
E
Medical Endoscopes
Sales of gastroenterological endoscopes rose .% to ¥, mil-
lion (US$, million), and sales of peripheral endoscopes (such
as surgical endoscopes, endo-therapy devices and endoscopic
ultrasound systems) increased .% to ¥, million (US$
million).
In gastroenterological endoscopes, overseas sales expanded
for the mainstay EVIS EXERA model. In Japan the new prod-
uct EVIS LUCERA, which incorporates the world’s first H DTV-
compatible endoscopic system for significant advances in image
quality, performed well.
In peripheral endoscope operations, sales grew mainly in
Europe and the United States for the new surgical TV camera
system VISERA, endo-therapy devices, and endoscopic ultra-
sound systems, in which convex array models are doing well.
MEDICAL
SYSTEMS
GROUP
W O R L D S F I R ST H D T V
C O M P A T I B L E E N D O
S CO P E E VI S L U C E R A
This endoscope sup-
ports more accurate
diagnosis via mucosal
hemoglobin value-
responsive chromatic
enhancement func-
tions.
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