Company Overview

Nihon Kohden Corporation (Nihon Kohden) is a medical device company.  It develops, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of medical electronic equipment to support medical treatment in clinical areas ranging from emergency response to testing, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.  The company categorizes its product offerings under four groups, namely, physiology and measuring equipment, patient monitors, treatment equipment, and other medical equipment.  Major products offered by the company include patient monitors, electroencephalographs, evoked potential and electromyograph systems, electrocardiographs, defibrillators, and hematology analyzers.  The company’s products apart from the treatment of clinical indications, also find applications in health management, home medical care, nursing, and basic medical research.  Nihon Kohden imports medical equipment for use in the fields of cardiology, anesthesiology, emergency care, urology, respiratory care, sports medicine and rehabilitation.  The company carries out its business operations through over 650 direct sales personnel and over 100 offices in Japan and has 12 sales subsidiaries in the US, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, the UK, China, India, UAE, Singapore, and Korea.  It markets its products through a direct sales force and also through distributors in over 120 countries.  Nihon Kohden is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. 
The company focuses on strengthening its R&D capabilities to address the needs of clinical practice efficiently.  This intent is strongly visible in its recently announced relocation plan of the R&D facility in Nishiochiai office, Tokyo to Tokorozawa office, Saitama Perfecture, Japan to hasten the process of product development and enhance its competitiveness.