JAPAN and the WORLD Magazine JULY ISSUE 2015 #Issue 12 | Page 61

ROBOTICS
HAL
takes sixty to ninety minutes, one single HAL
can help several individuals: we have used a
single device on about five patients in one day.
In Germany, public workers’ compensation
insurance covers for the HAL treatment. The
public workers’ compensation organization
has selected our device as an alternative
option to provide patients in need with
treatment.
In order to distribute these systems to the
people who need HAL’s technology, we had
to obtain medical certification. CYBERDYNE
Inc. was established in order to develop
innovative medical products and achieve
social innovation by using innovative
technologies; now, CYBERDYNE Inc. has
been recognized as a research institute by
MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science and Technology).
Just like the development of a new drug,
obtaining a certificate as a medical device
from accredited agencies that certify quality
and safety is necessary for marketing the
product.