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Fighting Disease with Electronics

Fighting Disease with The intersection of medicine and engineering ME (Medical Electronics or Medical Engineering) is the union of medicine and engineering. ME is a common abbreviation in recent years but the founders of Nihon Kohden began working in medical electronics around 1945, long before this phrase was born. The neuromuscular tissue of a small bird was the impetus behind the founding of Nihon Kohden. The late Dr. Yoshio Ogino, founder of Nihon Kohden, was doing research in electrical engineering when one day he happened to see an experiment involving stimulation of the neuromuscular...

Electronics The CHANGE 2020 The Global Leader of Medical Solutions The Company’s fundamental business goal is continued growth of the Nihon Kohden Group and increasing the value of the company. In order to achieve this, the Company has set a long-term goal for 2020 and a mid-term business plan, Strong Growth 2017, for 2013 to 2016. The long-term goal is named The CHANGE 2020 – The Global Leader of Medical Solutions. It aims for three achievements. 1. Lead the world in the development of revolutionary breakthrough technology 2. Achieve the highest level of quality in the world 3. Attain top...

Nihon Kohden’s expanding glo Becoming a global leader of medical solutions Every year Nihon Kohden is expanding its global network, from research and development to manufacturing, sales, and service, in order to fulfill its mission to save lives with the most advanced medical technology. Nihon Kohden began its overseas expansion with Nihon Kohden America in 1979. The Company now has 12 sales subsidiaries in the USA, Brazil, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the UK, China, India, the UAE, Singapore and Korea. A network of distributors cover the countries where Nihon Kohden does not have a...

bal sales network Nihon Kohden products are used in more than 120 countries Since its founding in 1951, Nihon Kohden has continued to provide a wide range of medical electronic equipment including EEG, EMG/EP measuring systems, electrocardiographs, bedside monitors, defibrillators and hematology analyzers. In particular Nihon Kohden has a high market share in EEG. Demand for medical equipment varies by country and region so the Company makes the most appropriate strategy for each region. We have 10 sales companies and 120 offices in Japan. We have 10 after-sales service depots and 30...

Supporting the community by med Nihon Kohden’s mission is to utilize its leading edge technology and products to support medical treatment in all clinical areas from emergency response to testing, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. In addition to clinical treatment, Nihon Kohden products play an active role outside the hospital, such as in health improvement and home medical care and nursing as well as basic medical research. Evoked potential/EMG measuring systems Physiological measurement equipment Patient monitoring By drawing upon its core technical strength of sensor technology,...

ical treatment Bedside monitors Postoperative Care Central monitor and transmitters Treatment equipment Other medical equipment The defibrillator is used in resuscitation. It delivers an electrical shock to a heart which has gone into ventricular fibrillation in order to restore a normal heart rhythm. In recent years, the AED (automated external defibrillator), which can be used by the general public, has become widely available in public places. Nihon Kohden is the only company in Japan that develops and manufactures biphasic AEDs and defibrillators for hospital and ambulance use. In order...

Commitment to safety and quality In the manufacture of medical equipment which affects human life, we allow no compromise. In order to provide products with guaranteed safety and quality, we only release into the marketplace equipment that has passed the strictest inspections in domestic and international production systems. Production facilities in Japan Nihon Kohden’s major products are manufactured at its factory in Tomioka, Japan. The Tomioka Factory employs a “cell” production system. In this system, essential production parts are delivered to the production staff and one person or a...

Inexhaustible spirit of inquiry - the key to continuously developing revolutionary technology From researching unknown diseases, to developing more effective methods of treatment and reducing the discomfort of medical examination, medicine is constantly advancing and we need to keep evolving new technology. Over the last 60 years, Nihon Kohden has developed "world’s first" technologies one after another and in keeping with the spirit of our founder, we will continue using our high quality manufacturing to develop new technology. Pulse oximeter Pulse oximeters - a fundamental tool in...

Leading the evolution of medical For over half a century, Nihon Kohden has been developing leading edge medical electronic equipment. The Company will continue its original challenge of using advanced technology to fight disease and improve health. Nihon Kohden develops the world’s first 8-channel all AC-powered direct- With the MEK-1100 automatic blood cell counter, Nihon Kohden enters the hematology market. Today same year, the Company introduced the MC-1B the Company has an excellent reputation in compact dual AC/DC photographic electrocardiograph. hematology analyzers. MEK-1100 blood...

Nihon Kohden develops the world’s first electrocardiograph Nihon Kohden incorporates flow cytometry to develop with an LCD display, the ECG-8210. This revolutionary an automated hematology analyzer with WBC 5-part development allowed checking of the ECG before starting recording. Nihon Kohden develops the world’s first mainstream Nihon Kohden develops Japan’s first veterinary use hematology analyzer, method compact CO2 sensor which could be used for hematology analyzer non-intubated patients. This sensor opened a new era Nihon Kohden introduces the world’s first wireless Nihon Kohden...