Healthcare

Social Issues and Our Mission

Prevention Is the Greatest Medicine

While life expectancy continues to rise around the world, the impact of chronic progressive conditions such as diabetes and hypertension on healthcare costs and quality of life is becoming increasingly serious. Rather than treating diseases after they develop, transitioning to preventive medicine — detecting changes in the body early and taking action — is critical to extending healthy life expectancy. Citizen Systems, through blood pressure monitors and body composition analyzers that pursue measurement accuracy, along with companion apps, is creating an environment where people can quickly detect daily changes in their condition and connect them to lifestyle improvements. From building daily habits to maintaining community and societal health, we support people's well-being at multiple levels, contributing to reduced healthcare burdens and a sustainable society.

In Japan and around the world, Citizen Systems' healthcare products — including blood pressure monitors and thermometers — support daily health management.

Products and Technology

Supporting Health Management with High Precision and Comfortable Operation

Citizen Systems' healthcare devices are built on the mission of combining reliable measurement accuracy with ease of continued use. Our blood pressure monitors feature a proprietary "Kaputto Cuff" that assists with proper attachment along with precision pressure control. Our thermometers offer non-contact measurement in approximately one second with Bluetooth® connectivity. Our body composition analyzers employ multi-point sensing to measure multiple metrics including body fat percentage and muscle mass in a single session. By connecting these to our "Health Scan" app, we provide a new health routine that integrates measurement, recording, and review into one seamless experience. Pedometers, cordless temperature and humidity monitors, UV sterilization air purifiers, and ultrasonic cleaners are also developed with the same philosophy, offering a product lineup that makes preventive healthcare a natural part of everyday home life.

In addition to high-precision measurement capabilities, our products support daily health management with designs that harmonize with daily life and intuitive ease of use.

R&D

R&D That Nurtures People-Centered Technology

Citizen Systems is advancing research and development that balances high-precision sensing technology with ease of use, aiming to realize a society where everyone can confidently continue health management at home. We evolve a diverse range of foundational technologies — sensing that accurately captures biometric data such as blood pressure and body temperature, algorithms that compensate for changes in measurement conditions, and data connectivity that automatically records and shares measurement results. These technologies extend beyond individual products, being refined under an integrated system spanning development, production, and quality control to create healthcare solutions suited to lifestyles around the world. Going forward, we will also take on research to support next-generation preventive medicine, including new measurement methods combining multiple sensors and AI-powered prediction of health changes, continuously creating technologies that address ever-evolving health challenges.

Under an integrated system spanning development, production, and quality control, we are advancing R&D that creates next-generation healthcare technologies.

Our Challenge

The Challenge of Creating Proactive Peace of Mind

Citizen Systems continues to challenge itself to create the next wave of value while carefully inheriting the R&D knowledge, production technologies, and universal design expertise cultivated over many years. Our product lineup, including blood pressure monitors and thermometers, has made daily health management more accessible and reliable by combining accurate measurement with ease of use. What we aim for goes beyond incremental improvements along the current trajectory. We are advancing sophisticated sensing technologies that further enhance measurement accuracy, along with data utilization technologies that connect with smartphones and the cloud, proposing new health experiences that blend naturally into everyday life. We are also committed to streamlining production processes, environmental responsibility, and designs that people of all ages can use intuitively — pursuing product development that can be trusted and used for years to come. Building on the technologies we have established, shaping a future where people can live healthier lives through forward-thinking innovation and development capabilities — that is the challenge of Citizen Systems.

We continue to challenge ourselves to create designs and technologies that transform daily health checks into an experience families can naturally sustain.

Implementation

Beyond Measurement, Toward Value

The healthcare business aims to do more than just measure accurately. It ensures that measured data connects to people's decisions and actions, supporting better choices. Citizen Systems' solutions are an initiative to implement the data and insights gained from healthcare products as systems within society.

In healthcare and medical settings, Citizen Systems' measurement technology supports daily decision-making. We are working to build systems that ensure measured data is not confined to the field but is utilized across society.