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Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and its diagnostics subsidiary EIDIA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President & CEO: Keisuke Watanabe, “EIDIA”) announced today that EIDIA entered into two separate agreements with medical equipment manufacturers Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (Headquarters: Tochigi, President & CEO: Satoshi Tsunakawa, “Toshiba Medical Systems”) and GE Healthcare Japan Corporation (Headquarters: Tokyo, President: Jun Kawakami, “GE Healthcare Japan”) on April 2 for Japan sales of PROTOCO2L, a carbon dioxide insufflation system for CT (computed tomographic) colonography, and carbon dioxide insufflation tube PROTOCO2L Catheter Set (collectively referred to as “the Product”), both of which are currently marketed by EIDIA.

The Product is used in CT colonography, a minimally invasive colorectal examination performed to detect lesions such as colorectal cancer through the use of CT imaging without requiring the insertion of a colonoscope into the colon. It uses medical carbon dioxide that is readily absorbed by the bowel, which allows for consistent distension of the large intestine and minimization of the discomfort incurred by patients during the procedure.

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