FY2021 Site Reports > Zeon Medical Inc.

Zeon Medical Inc.
Company Profile
Business Description
Manufacture and sales of medical equipment
Zeon Corporation established Zeon Medical in 1989 tosell auxiliary artificial heart pumps after receiving the first
approval in the world for their manufacture. Leveraging our
integrated research, development, and manufacturing
divisions, we now manufacture and sell medical equipment
designed mainly for the circulatory and digestive systems.

Zeon Medical’s research center and plant
Product image

No. of Employees
As of March 31, 2021: 211 (110 men, 101 women)
Hiring in FY2020: 9 (6 men, 3 women)
Offset balloon
catheter for thedigestive system

Covered metallic stentfor bile ducts

Intravascularpressure-sensing
guidewire

Company Policy (Executive Message)
We will continue striving, on a daily basis, to realize stable delivery of even higher quality
products, in line with the following quality policy
1. Develop original medical equipment that provides value for customers, and provide everimproving products, systems, and services
2. Strive to improve quality on an ongoing basis and build systems able to ensure stablesupply, so as to enable our medical devices to be used with maximum peace of mind
3. Comply with the Zeon CSR Policy and contribute to the sound development of the medical
President
field and recovery of people’s health
Toru Minagawa
4. Establish our quality management system and ensure that all employees understand andfulfill their roles in accordance with the requirements of ISO 13485 and national legislation
5. Comply with risk tolerance determination criteria and prioritize product safety when implementing product realization
activities

Safety Initiatives
Policy(1) Prioritize safety, which is the foundation for business activity, in everything we do(2) Safety is the fundamental tenet that can prevent all accidents(3) Safety can be achieved through the “5S” methodology and by everyone taking responsibility for the actions
Specific Initiatives
・Taking as our fundamental safety awareness principle, which we follow throughout the year, the concept that “Safetydepends on the thoughtfulness of every individual employee,” we have thoroughly inculcated in our employees theprecept that looking out for the safety of those around you is the best way to keep yourself safe.
・Implementation of effective risk management based on near-miss incident identification and risk assessment.

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Environmental Impact Reductions
PolicyManage and reduce our consumption of ethylene oxide, water from waterworks, and electricity
Specific Initiatives
1. Ethylene oxide
・Adjust operation of sterilizers that use ethylene oxide according to production conditions
2. Water from waterworks
・Replace aging equipment
3. Electricity
・Revise temperature management settings
・Turn off and selectively use unnecessary lights
4. Environmental Data
* “0” indicates less than 0.5 tons, and “0.0” indicates less than 0.05 tons

Zeon Medical Inc.

FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020No. of substances

111

1

1

Consumption (tons)

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

Emissions (tons)

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

78

10.1

10.1

8.9

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

10.3

11.1

1113

13

CO2 emissions (tons)

945

1,010

905

825

851

Energy Consumption (crude oil equivalent, kL)

380

400

379

370

380

Substances subject
to the PRTR Act

Industrial waste

Amount generated before
compacting (tons)
Amount sent to landfills(tons)

Water resource consumption (1,000 m3)(industrial water + groundwater + waterworks)* Amount of the energy consumption is included in the environmental data of Takaoka Plant, Zeon Corporation.

Relationship with Employees
PolicyWe contribute to improving people’s QOL* through the provision of medical equipment, and our valued employees sharein this pride and happiness.
* improve people’s QOL: improve people’s Quality of Life (help people to regain their health, and to maintain and increase th eir vitality intheir daily life)

Specific Initiatives
Creating an environment in which everyone can work happily
・Planning employee welfare activities that employees and their family members can enjoy together (including film showings
for employees and their family members)
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Relationship with the Local Community
We cooperate with our community based in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, where our plant is located.
Specific Initiatives
1. Volunteer cleanups
We participate in coastal cleanup events organized by community beautification groups.
(FY2019)
・Kokubu Himi coastal cleanup (about 13 participant)・Fushikikokubu coastal cleanup (16 participants)* In FY2020, participation was put on hold due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Neighborhood zero trash activities
We participate in cleanup events around the plant.
3. Medical equipment industry development in Toyama Prefecture
We conduct on-site classes at local educational institutions and cooperate with industrial development.
・Course titled Outlook for the Medical Device Business conducted in the School of Engineering at the University ofToyama.

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