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Fighting Disease with Electronics

Fighting Disease with Electronics
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g NIHON KOHDEN NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION 1-31-4 Nishiochiai, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 161-8560, Japan Phone 461 (3) 5996-8036 Fax +81 (3) 5996-8100 www. ni hon kohden.com

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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...

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Nihon Kohden’s Expa nding Global Network 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 the sales subsidiaries in the US, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, the UK, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, India, UAE, and Korea. A network of distributors cover the...

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Care cycle solution 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. Physiological measurement equipment Patient monitors Treatment equipment In-vitro diagnostic equipment Patient monitors are...

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CUSTOMER SATISFACTION For over half a century, Nihon Kohden is supporting the patient care cycle with leading edge technology such as unique sensing and algorithms. In order to provide better medical solutions for various medical fields, Nihon Kohden gives top priority to patients and is actively developing innovative medical electronic equipment. Our unique methods To ensure that our customers are always happy and satisfied with Nihon Kohden products and service, we continue improving our support system, and providing fast response and top quality service. eliminate patient discomfort and...

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Commitment to High Quality and Reliability In the manufacture of medical equipment which affects human life, we allow no compromise. All products have guaranteed safety and quality after passing the strictest inspections. Manufacturing in Japan Nihon Kohden’s major products are manufactured at its main factory, the Tomioka Production Center in Tomioka, Japan. The open design of the factory incorporates the latest production technology for the manufacture of printed circuit boards and medical equipment assembly. Tomioka Production Center Quality, Reliability, and Innovation Tomioka, Japan...

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Nihon Kohden’s CSR initiatives are planned and implemented with the harmony of all its stakeholders in mind including customers, shareholders, business partners, local communities and employees. We bolster our efforts to be a trusted member of society by incorporating opinions and requests from stakeholders in our future business activities, social contribution activities, and information disclosure policies. Enhancement of corporate governance Our fundamental policies are aimed at developing Nihon Kohden as a highly regarded company by customers, shareholders, business partners and society...

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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 With the MEK-1100 automatic blood cell Nihon Kohden introduces the PYL-1100 Pylori counter, Nihon Kohden enters the hematology Urease Measurement System. This system market. Today the Company has an excellent detects helicobacter pylori, a bacteria in the same year, the Company introduced the...

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