Building a future of better surgical outcomes.
Achieving healthcare
equity and improving quality of life.

OUR MISSION

"Building a future of better surgical outcomes."

KOTOBUKI Medical provides high-fidelity synthetic tissue and surgical training tools. Our mission is threefold as we aim to improve medical outcomes around the world:

Serving Healthcare Professionals: We create accessible, cost-effective opportunities for professionals and students to hone their competency and increase their confidence.

Serving Patients: By creating more access to medical simulation, we aim to reduce risks in surgery and healthcare management, thereby creating a future where patients feel at ease when they receive medical care.

Serving the Industry: Our high-fidelity simulation products can be used to evaluate and improve medical devices used for robotic surgery, education, and more

The Future We Want to Achieve

Realistic surgical training
High-Fidelity Surgical Training
Improve techniques for medical students and physicians
Accessible, Risk-Free Training for Professionals and Students
Animal-free training
Zero Need for Porcine Cadavers
Eco-friendly and sustainable products
Plant-Based Ingredients for a Waste-Free Future
Simplification of medical device development and evaluation
Simplified Methods for Testing Medical Devices

NEWS

2023.12.28NEWS
December 26, 2023 – Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
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2023.12.28NEWS
KOTOBUKI Medical Wins the Forbes Healthcare Creation Impact Award
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2023.12.27NEWS
November 1, 2023: Celebrating 5 Years of KOTOBUKI Medical
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2023.12.02NEWS
Notice of Winter Holiday Hours
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2023.10.02NEWS PRESS RELEASE
Announcing Our New Corporate Logo
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2023.06.27MEDIA NEWS
The G-Master’s Colon Conversion Kit Featured in an ESD Research Paper
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2023.06.23MEDIA NEWS
VTT Featured During NHK World’s “Japanology Plus” Program
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2023.06.23EXHIBITOR
Exhibited at IMSH 2023 (’23 January 22nd~24th)
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2023.06.23NEWS
VTT Verified as an Efficient Model in Fluorescence-Guided Surgical Training (June 2022)
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2023.06.23NEWS
G-Master and VTT Gastric Mucosa Model Featured in an ESD Research Paper
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2022.06.20MEDIA NEWS
Featured on BS TV Tokyo program “the wing of growth.”
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2022.05.15NEWS EXHIBITOR
Exhibited the ESD training system “G-Master” at ENDO 2022
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2022.04.22NEWS
Closed for National holidays
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2022.03.24NEWS
A new member joined our Sales & Marketing team.
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2022.01.20NEWS MEDIA
NHK WORLD JAPAN’s program “RISING,” can now be viewed directly on demand.
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2022.01.05NEWS
New Year’s Greeting
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2021.12.27MEDIA NEWS
We’ll be featured on NHK WORLD “RISING” [To be broadcasted on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 11:30~].
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2021.12.26NEWS
Our New Year’s Holiday
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2021.11.01NEWS
3rd Anniversary of Founding
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2021.10.15NEWS
We cooperated with the medical art for the popular drama “Doctor X – Surgeon Daimon Michiko”
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2021.10.11NEWS MEDIA
Online TV Interview
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2021.10.01NEWS
The fourth anniversary of KOTOBUKI Medical’s founding
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2021.09.28NEWS MEDIA
We are featured on Podcast program, “RESET Mindset”
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2021.09.24NEWS
A new member joined to our Production Engineering team.
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2021.08.26NEWS PRESS RELEASE
We raised 60 million yen through a third-party allocation of new shares to existing shareholders.
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2021.08.20NEWS MEDIA
Our company was featured in a Nikkei ESG article.
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2021.08.17NEWS MEDIA
VTT will be introduced on NHK WORLD “BIZ STREAM” again [To be broadcasted on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 from 18:15 to 18:30].
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2021.08.06NEWS
Office Close during the Summer Holiday
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2021.06.24NEWS
A new member joined!
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2021.06.18NEWS
VTT VESSEL-IN TYPE was used at an online surgical seminar
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2021.06.03NEWS PRESS RELEASE
Announcement of third-party allocation of shares
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2021.05.19NEWS
Dr. Ryoichi Nakamura (Doctor of Engineering) is appointed as an advisor.
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2021.05.19MEDIA NEWS
VTT was featured on NHK WORLD “BIZ STREAM”
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2021.05.13MEDIA NEWS
We’ll be on NHK WORLD “BIZ STREAM”, an economic program broadcasted by NHK for overseas viewers
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2021.04.28NEWS
Notice of U.S. Patent Registration
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2021.04.27NEWS
Notice of Golden week holidays
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2021.04.09NEWS
VTT RBC TYPE, a new VTT model that visualizes thermal diffusion
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2021.03.16NEWS EXHIBITOR
The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery (JSES2020)
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2021.03.02MEDIA NEWS
Our research paper on VTT’s surgical smoke is accepted by Simulation in Healthcare, the USA’s academic journal.
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2021.02.26MEDIA NEWS
VTT was featured on a TV program “Zawatsuku Kinyoubi”
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2021.02.22NEWS MEDIA
VTT was featured on NEWS SHIBU 5JI, an NHK(Japan Broadcasting Corporation) program
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2021.02.19NEWS
New model of VTT tested with the Jichi Medical University Medical Simulation Center
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2021.02.19NEWS
CEO Takayama spoke at the 31st “Regional Venture Company Meetup” hosted by the Ministry of Economy
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2021.02.18NEWS MEDIA
“Droplet infection shield for upper endoscope” appeared on Yomiuri Shimbun(Yomiuri Newspaper)
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2021.02.16NEWS EXHIBITOR
Exhibited at “EVOLT”, a trade fair for new technologies [permanent exhibition]
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2021.01.04NEWS MEDIA
Appeared in Forbes JAPAN 2021 February issue
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2020.12.22NEWS
The 2nd Annual General Meeting of Shareholders & Business Briefing
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2020.12.22NEWS
Our New Year’s Holiday
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2020.10.16NEWS
Conclusion of the Joint Development Agreement with the University of Tsukuba
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2020.10.12NEWS
New VTT for medical robot simulation and basic Laparo training is now available!
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2020.10.09MEDIA NEWS
VTT(Versatile Training Tissue) was featured on TV
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2020.10.01NEWS
Twitter account opened
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2020.06.01NEWS
Newly launched English version website
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2020.02.29NEWS
Mr. Koji NAKAO (Former Chairman and Representative Director, Terumo Corporation) joins KOTOBUKI Medical as Advisor
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2019.10.31PRESS RELEASE
Raised 30 million yen in funding from the Gunma Medical and Industrial Collaboration Revitalization Fund
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2019.07.09PRESS RELEASE
We increased our capital.
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2019.06.01PRESS RELEASE
At “FUNDINNO”, Japan’s first stock-based crowdfunding service, we achieved the highest fundraising amount.
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2019.05.14MEDIA
Our project was introduced in the news and entertainment video media “TIMELINE”.
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2019.02.26MEDIA
KOTOBUKI Medical was introduced on the TV Asahi’s program “Shinichi HATORI morning show”.
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2019.01.06MEDIA
KOTOBUKI Giken Inc. appeared on “Sakagami & Sashihara’s Restaurant”.
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2018.12.19NEWS
We won the second grand prize in the “Saitama Prefecture Medical Device Prototype Contest”.
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2018.12.08EXHIBITOR
Exhibited at the Japanese Society of Endoscopy and Surgery General Meeting (Fukuoka)
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2018.11.01NEWS PRESS RELEASE
KOTOBUKI Medical Corporation was established.
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2018.07.29EXHIBITOR
We exhibited at “The 5th Japanese Society for Surgical Education” held in Sapporo.
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2018.07.19EXHIBITOR
We exhibited at Florida International Medical Expo “FIME 2018 (Florida International Medical Expo)”.
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2018.04.12NEWS
Awarded the Excellence Award at the “Gunma Bank Business Support Awards 2017
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2018.02.23MEDIA
Our efforts were introduced on TV Tokyo’s “World Business Satellite”. Media Coverage
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2018.02.15NEWS
Laparoscopic surgery training products “Laparo Training Binder” and “Training Pad” are now Yashio brand-approved products Announcement
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2017.12.08MEDIA
Our approach to training organ models was introduced on TV Tokyo’s “Yuugata Satellite”.
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2017.06.24MEDIA
Our project of surgical training products was introduced on BS-TBS TV Program “The Hippocratic Oath”.
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OUR PROCESS

VTT (Versatile Training Tissue) is a proprietary synthetic tissue made of food-grade materials. From general surgical training to medical device evaluation, VTT products provide high-fidelity simulation to healthcare workers around the globe.
Made mainly of konjac potato starch VTT has a tactile feel and elasticity to it that is similar to human tissue. Unlike other simulators created with plastics and silicon, VTT is eco-friendly and doesn’t create harmful smoke when used with electrosurgical devices.

Healthcare Equity for All

Surgery is a consistently evolving field of medicine. As such, medical professionals are constantly having to adapt to new, minimally invasive technologies such as robotic surgery or endoscopic surgery.

With our surgical training kits and our high-fidelity synthetic tissue, KOTOBUKI Medical meets the needs of healthcare professionals who wish to improve their skills outside of the operating room. By supporting this vital part of the healthcare infrastructure, we aim to kickstart innovation in medical technology and help those in the industry give their patients the best quality of care.

ABOUT US

Meet our co-workers who have come together to create the future of medical training.

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