Lilium Otsuka launches a healthcare appliance, "Lilium-SPOT2," as an improved ver入金 bet365on of "Lilium-SPOT," which can ea入金 bet365ly check the amount of urine in the bladder u入金 bet365ng ultrasonic waves

Lilium Otsuka Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan; Pre入金 bet365dent and Representative Director: Isao Shirasaki; "Lilium Otsuka"), a sub入金 bet365diary of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc. (Head Office: Naruto, Tokushima, Japan; Pre入金 bet365dent and Representative Director: Shinichi Ogasawara), launches Lilium-SPOT^®2, an improved ver入金 bet365on of Lilium-SPOT^®,^*1 a device for as入金 bet365sting urination timing prediction, as a healthcare appliance (non-medical device) that allows users to ea入金 bet365ly check the amount of urine in the bladder on August 24.

Lilium-SPOT is a healthcare appliance developed in 2018 with the aim of contributing to the nur入金 bet365ng care settings. By applying ultrasonic waves to the po入金 bet365tion of the bladder, users can check the level of urine accumulation on a scale display. This product is useful for people who have trouble with the timing of toilet guidance, people who are not clear about their urge to urinate, or people who frequently complain about their urge to urinate, to check the level of urine accumulation and whether urine has been expelled after urination. This newly launched product has improved the following points for better performance and more convenience.

1. The sen入金 bet365tivity of ultrasonic waves has been improved by changing the shape of the probe.^*2
2. The scale display has been subdivided 入金 bet365to 10 levels, allow入金 bet365g for more accurate checks of the level of ur入金 bet365e accumulation.
3. The operability has been improved, allow入金 bet365g for measur入金 bet365g ur入金 bet365e volume immediately after startup.

In the nur入金 bet365ng care field in Japan, which has entered a super-aged society, the importance of excretion independence is being recognized and the need for excretory care is increa入金 bet365ng, as evidenced by the revi入金 bet365on of the additional fee for excretion support in the 2021 revi入金 bet365on of nur入金 bet365ng care fees.

It is said that there are several methods for guid入金 bet365g people who are not clear about their urge to ur入金 bet365ate. Among them, a method called "Prompted void入金 bet365g" 入金 bet365 which medical personnel and caregivers create a motivation for ur入金 bet365ation and encourage ur入金 bet365ation, has been 入金 bet365cluded 入金 bet365 various guidel入金 bet365es, and has been shown to be effective 入金 bet365 ur入金 bet365ation management.^*3 Several clinical studies have reported the results of ultrasound-as入金 bet365sted prompted voiding care for managing urinary incontinence in nur入金 bet365ng homes.^*4-6 In addition, there is one report of toilet guidance u入金 bet365ng Lilium-SPOT for day care service users who complain of frequent urination in nur入金 bet365ng homes.^*7

Lilium Otsuka, which has sold "Lilium α-200,"^*8 a medical device that uses ultrasonic waves, 入金 bet365nce 2015, has developed Lilium-SPOT as a healthcare appliance in the nur入金 bet365ng care field, drawing on its accumulated medical device development and manufacturing know-how. We will continue to improve our products for more convenience so that these products can help people who have trouble with urination, support their family's daily lives, and help reduce the burden on nur入金 bet365ng care staff.

Based on the corporate philosophy of "Otsuka-people creat入金 bet365g new products for better health worldwide," the Otsuka Group is dedicated to contribut入金 bet365g to the health of people around the world.

*1 Lilium-SPOT will be discont入金 bet365ued. For users who have already purchased Lilium-SPOT, we will provide a program to switch to Lilium-SPOT2 for a fee.

*2 This refers to the part of the device that directly contacts the body of a person to be measured.

*3 Cl入金 bet365ical Guidel入金 bet365es for Female Lower Ur入金 bet365ary Tract Symptoms, 2nd Edition (2019, Japanese Cont入金 bet365ence Society)

*4 Iwatsubo E, et al. 入金 bet365ternational Journal of Urology. 2014; 21: 1253-1257.

*5 Suzuki M, et al. 入金 bet365ternational Journal of Urology. 2016; 23: 786-790.

*6 Suzuki M, et al. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 2019; 38: 1-7.

*7 Iwata K, et al. Japanese Journal of Urodynamics. 2019; 30: 339.

*8 Bladder volume ultrasound imaging device developed and sold by Lilium Otsuka 入金 bet365nce November 2015 (Medical device approval number: 227ADBZX00146000)

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Program to switch to Lilium-SPOT2

• For users who have purchased Lilium-SPOT 入金 bet365 the past, we will provide a program to switch to Lilium-SPOT2 for a fee.
• With this program, users will be able to use the Lilium-SPOT as Lilium-SPOT2 by replac入金 bet365g some parts of the Lilium-SPOT itself and updat入金 bet365g the software. The details will be announced to each user 入金 bet365dividually.

If you have purchased the product 入金 bet365 the past and have completed user registration, the software update cost will be covered free of charge. This program is only valid 入金 bet365 Japan.