Terumo
Japanese medical equipment manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Terumo Corporation (テルモ株式会社, Terumo Kabushiki-gaisha) was founded in 1921 as Red Line Thermometer Corporation by a group of medical scientists led by Dr. Kitasato Shibasaburō to produce medical thermometers in Japan.
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Company type | Public (K.K) |
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TYO: 4543 Nikkei 225 Component | |
Industry | Medical equipment |
Founded | September 17, 1921; 102 years ago (1921-09-17) |
Headquarters | 44-1, 2-chome, Hatagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0072, Japan |
Key people | Takayoshi Mimura, (Chairman) Shinjiro Sato, (President) |
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Number of employees | 19,261 (consolidated) (as of September 30, 2013) |
Subsidiaries | Terumo Cardiovascular Systems, Corp. Vascutek Ltd. Microvention Inc. |
Website | Official website |
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The company's first product was "Jintan Taionkei", the first Japanese-made thermometer available for sale, and it has since expanded into a medical devices manufacturer, producing medical disposables, cardiovascular systems and diabetes care products.[3][4]
In 1971, Terumo opened its first overseas office in the United States. Since then, the company has established subsidiaries in Europe (1971), South America, China, India, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Australia. The company later expanded its product range to include coronary stents and catheters, and acquired, among others, the cardiovascular specialty companies Vascutek and Microvention in 2002 and 2006 respectively.