Abstract
Medical devices have greatly contributed to the therapy and diagnosis in Japanese healthcare system. The medical device industry is one of the industrial areas which can develop global economic growth, based on the basic technologies that it is proud of in the world. Most medical device manufacturers in Japan have excellent basic technologies, but it is very hard to utilize their unique capacities and experiences in research and development of new products. We, industry, academia and government in Japan have a great responsibility for promoting to satisfy the clinical needs in the world by producing high quality devices.
