{"id":565,"date":"2018-08-17T15:56:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T06:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tsunagu.konoseisakusho.jp\/en\/?p=565"},"modified":"2023-10-12T18:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T09:37:04","slug":"the-worlds-first-octagonal-suture-needle-octacus-was-published","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsunagu.konoseisakusho.jp\/en\/blog\/2018\/08\/17\/the-worlds-first-octagonal-suture-needle-octacus-was-published\/","title":{"rendered":"Octacus: the World&#8217;s First Octagonal Suture Needle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello.<br>The Obon season is over, and the weather has suddenly become autumnal.<br>The sound of cicadas, which were singing hard in the green space next to our main factory, seems to be getting weaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new needle material &#8220;Octacus&#8221;, which we exhibited at the Japanese Society for Coronary Artery Surgery last month, <strong>was posted in the media<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkan.co.jp\/articles\/view\/00480411\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun &#8220;Kono Seisakusho develops an easy-to-grip octagonal surgical needle, freely controlling the orientation during suturing&#8221;<\/a>(article link)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/monoist.atmarkit.co.jp\/mn\/articles\/1807\/26\/news041.html\" target=\"_blank\">IT MONOist &#8220;Development of an octagonal suture needle that is both stable and easy to operate when gripping the suture needle&#8221;<\/a>(article link)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun article was also reprinted on Mynavi Doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wanted to convey as much information as possible accurately, so we created press release materials for the first time.<br>We went through a lot of trial and error from the creation of the template, and even after it was completed, there were still many things we didn&#8217;t understand, such as the timing and method of distribution, etc.<br>We had a lot of trouble getting it right, but with the help of PR staff from other companies, we were able to get through it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to you all, we were able to get the article read by our distributors, and we have already received inquiries.<br>We were surprised, as we did not expect such a response.<br>We are preparing to sell a little more, so we would appreciate it if you could wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After creating the release material this time, I thought it would be very useful to summarize information about the new product, such as the development process and product outline, so that it can be used as in-house material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think it&#8217;s time to start thinking about our next press release\u2026<br>All employees, please look forward to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard -internal\" data-type=\"type1\" data-onclick=\"clickLink\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__caption\">\u3054\u53c2\u8003\u306b\u3069\u3046\u305e<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__thumb c-postThumb\"><figure class=\"c-postThumb__figure\"><img src=\"https:\/\/tsunagu.konoseisakusho.jp\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/11f182cf062193e7d63e2eabb9edce5a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-postThumb__img u-obf-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\"><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-blogCard__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"p-blogCard__title\" href=\"https:\/\/tsunagu.konoseisakusho.jp\/en\/blog\/2021\/07\/30\/needlesforsutures\/\">Learn about Needles &#8211; different types, characteristics, and uses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"p-blogCard__excerpt\">Hello. 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