【News】 University of Tokyo Hospital and CYBERDYNE will promote development and practical application of treatment with HAL® in view of “Mixed Billing”.

In the Second Conference of Tokyo National Strategic Special Zone on December 9, 2014, in which national government and member municipalities and enterprises participated, the proposal of preferential measures in terms of Special or Specified Medical Care Coverage (so-called “mixed billings” for treatment fees partially covered and uncovered by insurance, which are not basically allowed in Japan) for therapeutic treatments with HAL® for recovering bodily motor functions was approved. Matters related to CYBERDYNE Inc. are as below.

1) Outline of the Proposal in the Plan of Tokyo National Strategic Special Zone
Utilizing the preferential measures for Special or Specified Medical Care Coverage, designated medical institutions* (Only University of Tokyo Hospital which is involved in the therapeutic treatment with HAL® is indicated as below in this article.) will expeditiously provide advanced pharmaceuticals and medical treatments or technologies to handle them, which have not been approved in Japan but in USA, Britain, France, Germany, Canada or Australia.

*The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo

[examples of projects]
recovery of bodily motor functions with a BES (Bio-electric Signal) controlled robot and chemical treatments of progressive urinary organ cancer, which have been developed in Metro Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and so on

cf. the website of the Prime Minister’s office (Material 1 the Plan of Tokyo National Strategic Special Zone)
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/tiiki/kokusentoc/tokyoken/dai2/shiryou1.pdf(Japanese only)

2) Proposal of Kanagawa Prefecture

The University of Tokyo Hospital: in collaboration with CYBERDYNE Inc.

◆ Promotion of development and practical application of Robot Suit HAL® for functional recovery of patients with walking disability caused by spinal cord injuries and others with innovative robotic technologies

cf. the website of the Prime Minister’s office (Material 5 provided by Kanagawa Prefecture)
http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/tiiki/kokusentoc/tokyoken/dai2/shiryou5.pdf(Japanese only)

With regard to Kawasaki City’s proposal at the First Conference of Tokyo National Strategic Special Zone on October 1, 2014, please refer to “News” dated October 3, 2014 on this website.
“[News] Kawasaki City proposed a project that included CYBERDYNE Inc. for accelerating practical application of newly developed medical devices through deregulation in Conference of Members of Tokyo National Strategic Zone.”