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The Medical Devices Operation has a longer history. Since the establishment of Japan Medico, Inc. (presently Medicon, Inc.) in June 1972,Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is also vigorously engaged in the medical device business with the corporate
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Medicon, Inc. provides innovative medical devices developed and manufactured by C.R. Bard,Inc. to the Japanese market to realize the corporate philosophy “We must contribute to the improvement of people’s QOL and the advancement of medical technology.” Medicon, Inc. mainly supplies products focusing in the areas of urology, vascular, oncology and surgical specialties.
*Medicon, Inc. is an amalgamated company with C.R.Bard,Inc.in U.S
* Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. also manufactures urine drainage bags sold by Medicon,Inc. |
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 History of the operation
| October 1992 |
Kobayashi Medical Division established. |
| December 1992 |
Transferred the rights to market electrosurgical units, ECG monitoring-related products and respiratory oxygen therapy-related products from Medicon, Inc. |
| February 1993 |
Entered the spinal market in orthopedics. |
| July 1993 |
Entered the pain control market. |
| January 1994 |
Enters Neurosurgery market. |
| October 1995 |
Entered the interventional (intravascular surgery) market. |
| January 1997 |
Entered the otolaryngology market. |
| September 1997 |
Entered the joint market in orthopedics. |
| August 1998 |
Entered the anesthesia control market. |
| February 1999 |
Entered the market for treatment of pain in pain clinics. |
| May 1999 |
Entered the arthroscopic market in orthopedics. |
| January 1999 |
Entered the fracture treatment market in orthopedics. |
| January 2002 |
Entered the artificial bone market. |
| January 2002 |
Entered the absorptive material market in plastic surgery, orthopedics and oral surgery. |
| April 2010 |
Kobayashi Medical Co., Ltd. was independent. |
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Overview
| Office Address |
Tradepia Yodoyabashi 10F, 2-5-8, Imabashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-0042, Japan |
| Sales |
9.55 billion yen (in the year ending March 2010) |
| General Manager |
Hiroshi Kudo |
| Employees |
Employees253 (as of April 1, 2010) |
| Line of business |
Importation, manufacture and sales of medical equipment and devices |
| Main product fields |
Operating room, anesthesiology, surgery, orthopedics, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, oral surgery and plastic surgery |
| Business offices |
Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo,Kanto (Saitama city), Nagoya, Kanazawa, Osaka, Hiroshima and Fukuoka |
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