MHI Receives the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology for “Development of a Cardiac Catheter Simulator Compatible with Angiography under X-ray Fluoroscopy

HEARTROID®”, a cardiac catheter simulator manufactured and marketed by our company, has been jointly researched and developed by Osaka University in the ‘Development of a Cardiac Catheter Simulator Compatible with X-ray Fluoroscopy Angiography’ project.

We are pleased to announce that this development project has been awarded the Prize for Science and Technology in the “Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology”, which is given by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to honor those who have achieved outstanding results in research and development and promotion of understanding of science and technology.

Development of a Cardiac Catheter Simulator for Angiography under X-ray Fluoroscopy

Science and Technology Award (Development Category) Winners

Keita Okayama (Lecturer, International Medical Engineering Information Center, Osaka University)

Yasushi Sakata (Professor, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine)

Daichi Watanabe (Representative Director and CEO, JMC Corporation)

Makoto Inada (Acting Manager, HEARTROID Team, 3D Printer Business Group, JMC Corporation)

Munekuni Sato (Representative Director, Huyo Co., Ltd.)

▲“Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology” Award Ceremony

HEARTROID is a catheter simulator that can reproduce angiography under X-ray fluoroscopy by combining a 3D printed heart model and a beating pump that reproduces blood flow. This product enables physicians and other medical professionals to conduct full-scale training in any location.

Currently, the product is being used in hospitals, educational facilities, medical device manufacturers, and other facilities and companies in more than 30 countries around the world, and is also helping in the development of new medical devices.

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