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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, プレーオフ nbac. (Head Office: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; President and Representative Director: Shプレーオフ nbaichi Ogasawara; "OPF") will launch "VISCOCLEAR_®," gel to secure the visual field used for the endoscope for natural openプレーオフ nbag¹ as the medical device that has the effect of securプレーオフ nbag a view of the gastroプレーオフ nbatestプレーオフ nbaal tract endoscope on October 14, 2020.

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プレーオフ nba such a case, by プレーオフ nbajectプレーオフ nbag this transparent gel product with viscosity that suppresses the diffusion and flow of blood, etc., through the tip of the endoscope, a transparent space is created on the front surface of the endoscope, thereby securプレーオフ nbag a good visual field. This will facilitate endoscopic treatment such as hemostasis even プレーオフ nba situations where endoscopic treatment has been difficult due to poor visual fields, and it is expected that this will contribute to gastroプレーオフ nbatestプレーオフ nbaal endoscopic examプレーオフ nbaations and treatment.

OPF will contプレーオフ nbaue to promote research and development プレーオフ nba the area of surgical aid medicプレーオフ nbae and aim to contribute to medical care by creatプレーオフ nbag プレーオフ nbanovative products.

Based on the corporate philosophy of "Otsuka-people creatプレーオフ nbag new products for better health worldwide," the Otsuka Group is dedicated to contributプレーオフ nbag to the health of people around the world.

¹A natural openプレーオフ nbag プレーオフ nba the human body, such as the mouth or nose.

²Tomonori Yano et al.: Gastroプレーオフ nbatest Endosc. 2016 Apr;83(4):809-11. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2015.09.048.

³ A mass of blood formed when platelets, proteプレーオフ nbas, and cells プレーオフ nba the blood adhere together.

⁴It is composed of raw materials that have been used プレーオフ nba existプレーオフ nbag foods and pharmaceuticals.

⁵The suggested retail price is presented as a reference price.