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O LYMPUS 20 05 17
V-SYSTEM
The V-System helps
lighten the workload
of physicians and med-
ical staff by simplifying
and improving the effi-
ciency of therapeutic
endoscopy thro ugh an
optimal combination of
duodenum videosco pes
and pancreaticobiliary
duct endo-therapy
devices.
BF TYPE UC260F-
O L8 ULTRASONIC
BRO NCHO
FIBERVIDEO SCO PE
This video scope enables
safer aspiration biop-
sies by making possible
the extraction of lymph
nodes while affirming
needle positioning for
aspiration with ultrason-
ic images.
Gastrointestinal Endoscopes
> Sales of medical endoscopes increased 4.0% to ¥1 4 7 ,6 4 6 million
(US$1,342 million).
In fiscal 2005, demand was robust in Japan for HDTV-co mpatible
models, especially our high-value-added EVIS LUCERA mainstay
endoscope system. Moreover, although o ur Value-Per-Procedure
(VPP) Pro gram received strong interest after its introductio n in fiscal
2004, a decline in sales was inevitable due to reforms in the
Japanese medical industry and a downward trend in budget spend-
ing on capital equipment. O verseas sales grew on the back of con-
tributions from higher sales of the EVIS EXERA endoscope system in
Europe and the United States, as well as a strengthened sales force
from the establishment o f a sales subsidiary in China.
In November 2004, O lympus Medical Systems Co rp. developed
a capsule endoscope and related peripheral techno logies with the
aim of expansio n and pro gress in endoscope applications. Key
technologies developed by O lympus Medical Systems Corp. are a
capsule guidance system and wireless power supply system for
capsule endoscopes to be used along all parts of the gastrointesti-
nal tract, including the eso phagus, the stomach, and the colon.
In May 2 0 0 5, O lympus introduced the new EVIS 180 line of
endoscopic videoscopes, which have had lead and hexavalent
chromium removed from in-ho use production processes, as envi-
ronmentally friendly O lympus Eco -Products that contain no harmful
substances.
CYF-5A O ES
CYSTO NEPHRO
FIBERSCO PE
This flexible cys-
tonephro fiberscope is
compatible with elec-
trosurgical procedures
and o ffers impro ved
insertion and less pain
with its tapered scope-
end.
Minimally Invasive Products
> Sales of minimally invasive products rose 10.5% to ¥8 2,879 mil-
lion (US$753 million) compared with the previous fiscal year.
O verseas, sales grew for the endo-surgery video camera system
VISERA, and for the electrosurgical unit UES-40 “SurgMaster,” a
generator for general and endoscopic electrosurgery. In endo-
therapy devices, demand was favorable for the V-System, a combi-
nation of pancreaticobiliary duct endo-therapy devices and
specialized duodenum videoscopes. The V-System was developed
to lighten the workload of physicians and medical staff, and sim-
plifies and improves the efficiency of therapeutic endoscopy, which
was introduced in 2004. In Japan, sales were firm for the new EZ
Clip, a clip for hemostasis, and sales expanded significantly
aro und the world as a result of efforts to strengthen the sales struc-
ture.
Medical Systems Business Sales
(Millions of yen)
20 1 ,5 1 2
21 6 ,9 1 5 230,52 5
58,10 0
63,32 5 6 2,4 62
143 ,41 2 153,590 1 68,063
03 0 4 05
O verseas sales
Domestic sales
systems