NIHON KOHDEN NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION 1-31-4 Nishiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-8560, Japan Fighting Disease with Electronics

Fighting Disease with Electronics 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...

Nihon Kohden’s expanding global sales network Becoming a global leader of medical solutions Nihon Kohden products are used in more than 120 countries 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. 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...

Supporting the community by medical treatment 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 Bedside monitors Postoperative Care Central monitor and transmitters Physiological measurement equipment Patient...

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. 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...

Leading the evolution of medical engineering 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 develops the world’s first electrocardiograph Nihon Kohden incorporates flow cytometry to develop Nihon Kohden enters the hematology market. Today with an LCD display, the ECG-8210. This revolutionary an...