Current Environment for Clinical Research with Medical Devices in Hospitals in Japan

Shota Hamada¹, Yukie Yamauchi¹, Osamu Miyake¹, Motoko Nakayama¹, Haruko Yamamoto² and Koji Kawakami^1*

¹Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, E-mail: kawakami.koji.4e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

²Department of Advanced Medical Technology Development, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan, E-mail: kawakami.koji.4e@kyoto-u.ac.jp

^*Corresponding Author: Koji Kawakami, Department of Pharmacoepidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoecho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, Tel: +81-75-753-4459, Fax: +81-75-753-4469 Email: