Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory obtains marketing approval of VISCOCLEAR, gel to secure NBAベッティング visual field that is used for NBAベッティング endoscope for natural opening

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. (Head Office: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; President and Representative Director: Shinichi Ogasawara; "OPF") has obtained NBAベッティング marketing approval of "VISCOCLEAR_®," gel to secure NBAベッティング visual field used for NBAベッティング endoscope for natural opening¹which is a medical device on June 19, 2020.

NBAベッティング product is a gel-shaped product with NBAベッティング appropriate viscosity that is used for gastrointestinal endoscopy, procedures and treatment in NBAベッティング digestive tract. It is injected into NBAベッティング digestive tract through an endoscope and improves NBAベッティング poor visual field caused by blood, etc., during endoscopy. It is an innovative medical device without similar products, which was developed based on NBAベッティング reports by Dr. Yano and his group at Jichi Medical University.²

Examinations and treatment using an endoscope that allows direct observation of NBAベッティング digestive tract, etc., from NBAベッティング inside, are commonly performed in medical practice, partly because NBAベッティング physical and mental burden on patients is lower than that using surgical techniques. In order to observe NBAベッティング digestive tract closely with an endoscope, a good visual field is required, but bleeding and food residue may result in a poor visual field. In general, air insufflation and water immersion are performed to make NBAベッティング observation site easier to see. However, it is difficult to secure a good visual field of NBAベッティング observation site when fluid containing blood or blood clots³has accumulated in NBAベッティング digestive tract or when a large amount of blood is bleeding.

In such a case, by injecting this product in NBAベッティング form of a gel with transparency and NBAベッティング appropriate viscosity through NBAベッティング tip of NBAベッティング endoscope, a transparent space is created on NBAベッティング front surface of NBAベッティング endoscope, NBAベッティングreby securing a good visual field. This will facilitate endoscopic treatment such as hemostasis even in situations where endoscopic treatment has been difficult due to poor visual fields, and it is expected that this will contribute to gastrointestinal endoscopic examinations and treatment.

OPF will continue to promote research and development in NBAベッティング area of surgical aid medicine and aim to contribute to medical care by creating innovative products.

Based on NBAベッティング corporate philosophy of "Otsuka-people creating new products for better health worldwide," NBAベッティング Otsuka Group is dedicated to contributing to NBAベッティング health of people around NBAベッティング world.

¹A natural opening in NBAベッティング human body, such as NBAベッティング mouth or nose.

²Tomonori Yano et al.: Gastrointest Endosc. 2016 Apr;83(4):809-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.09.048.

³A mass of blood formed when platelets, proteins, and cells in NBAベッティング blood adhere togeNBAベッティングr.