CORAYAWA, anti fall fractures product, has achieved an impossible characteristic with its unique structure.
Combining hardness for easy walking and softness prevent fall fractures only when falling.
Mechanical metamaterial technology was the answer.
It becomes soft when it detects a sudden load & weight.
However, it retains its firmness on a regular basis therefore you can walk or use your cane and wheelchair normally.
COROYAWA has won some of the most prestigious product awards in Japan and has received attention.
More than 400 hospitals and welfare facilities have installed our product COROYAWA in Japan.
Zero femur fractures and zero fatalities have been reported on COROYAWA. (as of August 2022)
In addition, we are conducting joint-research with various hospitals and academic institutions.
In the future, we plan to attach IoT sensors to COROYAWA.
We use the data to further understand falls and fall fractures for the benefit of the world.
We will also expand our business beyond medical industry by “Mechanical metamaterials” and “IoT”.
Magic Shields, founded in 2019, is a startup that researches and develops new materials and structures “mechanical metamaterials” based on automotive engineering and medicine. To reduce the increasing number of fractures caused by falls worldwide, Magic Shields has developed COROYAWA, an innovative floor material to combine the two properties of “walking stability” and “shock absorption,” which were previously considered difficult to combine.
We Magic Shields aim to break the vicious cycle by realizing a society in which all people can move freely at their own l without worrying about fractures. Also our mission is to reduce the number of people worldwide who become “bedridden” due to fractures.
In 14 years of engineering career at Yamaha Motor, he had designed and developed motorcycles and also led new business development. One of the products he led was motorcycles for "SUPERCROSS".
His personal experience of losing his grandmother from injuries and friends in the wake of disasters and terrorism increases his ambition to reduce injuries from the world. He started inventing "protecting people" products and founded Magic Shields, Inc. in November 2019 to eliminate injuries from the world.
We are very pleased to have invested in Magic Shields and support their challenge to reduce the risk of fall fractures and extend healthy life expectancy.
I can see a future in which people's activities are limited in order to avoid fall fractures, and those who watch over them are constantly under pressure to keep their eyes on them, but with Magic Shields, people can enjoy a safer and more secure life without falling seriously.
We will do our utmost to help maximize the value of the customer experience by drawing on our experience in managing retail and service businesses.
It has been about a year since we installed COROYAWA in the room of a patient who uses a wheelchair (with hemiplegia) and falls frequently (about once every 1 to 2 months). So far there have been no broken bones. We feel very relieved.
During night shifts and other times when there are few staff, it was difficult to visit the residents when the bed release sensor sounded, so there was always a concern of them falling and breaking a bone. But with the COROYAWA I don't have to worry if I can't get there right away.
Aiming for zero falls and fractures worldwide through the combination of Japanese-origin variable stiffness structures and sensor services. We are pleased to announce that we have raised $1.64 million USD through a third-party allotment with Read more…
Our founder/CEO Hiroshi Shimomura and our product “COROYAWA” have been featured on NHK BIZ STREAM. You can check and view recorded video contents on NHK web sites. Please take a look! Our part starts at Read more…
We are pleased to announce that over 400 facilities have installed COROYAWA®️, a flooring material that is soft only when a person falls, reducing the risk of fractures from falls. COROYAWA®︎, launched in August 2021 Read more…
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