Corporate
Profile

[Company Strengths]
We started our history a century ago, by creating necessary new surgical devices and instruments for the Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Society of Japan. In 1911 we manufactured a trial device for oto-rhino-laryngological surgery at the request of the Imperial University of Medicine. This was Japan's first tubular device and it triggered medical device manufacturing in the country. In and after 1935 we began to handle special devices and instruments for tracheoesophageal, cardiologic, plastic, and micro surgeries as well as oto-rhino-laryngological surgery. We now focus on R&D of practical innovative medical equipment and the commercialization of Smart Instruments with haptic functionality.

[Business Description]
We develops, manufactures, and sells steel medical machines, and minimally invasive endoscope surgical devices and instruments. We also manufacture and sell medical and musical tuning forks, develop hospital equipment and devices, and propose nursing support systems. Our philosophy is to create new value at medical sites by establishing medical equipment work procedures and standard work procedures and by optimizing and standardizing safe operations. We are our expanding business based on this philosophy to achieve our social significance as a company.

[Industry]
Medical equipment manufacturing

[Product and Technical Strengths]
Surgeons require high-precision surgical devices that convey feelings to their hands for highly flexible operations. We combine our accumulated craftsmanship and Human Modeling design to manufacture products that convey the sense of force to the hands. One of these products is our unique BJ Needle forceps that we developed to satisfy clinical needs by proceeding with research on minimally invasive skills. These forceps were tried in 166 clinical cases and evaluated for over three years. They were commercialized as BJ Needle because of their high operating performance in suturing and closure and usefulness as a needle holder receiver. BJ Needle is highly evaluated by surgeons throughout the world for minimally invasive Reduced Port Laparoscopic Surgery that imparts the least physical damage.

[Representative's Message]
Medical technology evaluation is now becoming more sophisticated and health care needs are becoming increasingly diverse. Our philosophy is to develop medical equipment technology that leads the future, and to optimizing and standardizing specifications while pursuing the value of medical sites in the current age. We will apply this philosophy to achieve our social significance as a company by stressing creativity, safety, and competitiveness. We are expanding our business under a policy of becoming a group of professionals who provide basic solutions by R&D, technology, and human resources. We target the strategic advance of medical technology to support sound development. We continue working to serve medical staff with technology and operation procedures by passing down the business to new generations and contributing to improving health care effects and quality.