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2.Medical Flexible Endoscopes

1.EUV Lithography

  1. Medical Endoscopes - Clinical Application and Market Opportunity
  2. Best-in-Class Quality and Customer Satisfaction
  3. Plans for future growth

Medical Endoscopes - Clinical Application and Market Opportunity

Introduction to medical flexible endoscopes
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Flexible endoscopes are used by physicians to examine the interior of human organs (such as esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon, lung, etc.) and to assist in minimally invasive medical procedures pertaining to the observation and treatment of disease in these organs. Although the most common use of flexible endoscopes so far has been in the area of colo-rectal cancer screening, flexible endoscopy is also gaining prominence in assisting the observation and treatment of disease in esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, lung cancer, etc.

Market growth potential and drivers

Healthcare providers around the world are looking for innovative medical solutions that reduce the cost of healthcare delivery, while improving both the quality of service provided and the access to superior healthcare.

Our aim at PENTAX Lifecare is to serve the evolving needs of the market and grow our annual revenue by at least 10% in the developed countries and by over 30% in the emerging countries.

Market growth potential
Market growth drivers

2.Medical Flexible Endoscopes

1.EUV Lithography

  1. Medical Endoscopes - Clinical Application and Market Opportunity
  2. Best-in-Class Quality and Customer Satisfaction
  3. Plans for future growth
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Notation in this Website ´HOYA Annual Report 2011´
  • ⋅Hoya’s fiscal year ends on March 31. In this annual report website, references to years are the period ended March 31 of the year indicated.
  • ⋅In this annual report website, "the previous year," "the fiscal year under review," and "the year ahead" indicate the years ended March 31, 2010, march 31, 2011, and the year ending March 31, 2012, respectively.
  • ⋅HOYA Annual Report 2011 is a simply translated version of the original Japanese HOYA Report 2011 website. The financial numbers indicated in this website are based on the generally-accepted accounting standards in Japan.

HOYA Annual Report 2011