Corporate History

Jun 1974 Established Koike BOC with investment from Koike Sanso Kogyo Ltd. and BOC.
Apr 1978 Renamed to Koike Medical Co., Ltd.
Jul 1979 Began import of nitrous oxide.
Nov 1983 Built Gunma plant in Isezaki city and began manufacture of nitrous oxide.
Jul 1988 Built Shiroi plant in Chiba and started manufacture of sterilizing gas.
Oct 1988 Began import of oxygen concentrator, Mark 5 (Nidek Medical Products, Inc. US).
Nov 1989 Began import of liquid oxygen systems, Liberator and Stroller (Minnessota Valley Engineering, Inc. US).
Jun 1992 Increased investment to 50 million yen.
Sep 1992 Began import of pulse oximeters (Biochem, US).
Oct 1992 Began import of hyperbaric oxygen chamber, BARA-MED (Environmental Tectonics Corporation, US).
Oct 1993 Relocated headquarters to Matsushima-ku, Edogawa, Tokyo.
Dec 1995 Began sales of oxygen conserving device, Sanpo.
Nov 1996 Began import of nitrous oxide (Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC, US).
Jul 1996 Established and implemented CI.
Jun 1997 Increased investment to 100 million yen.
Jul 1997 Expanded Gunma plant in Isezaki city.
Oct 1997 Established IRS (Inspection, Repair and Services) site at the headquarters.
Nov 1997 Began manufacture and sales of wall mounted suction unit with disposable liner, YOX DISPO.
Apr 1998 Began import of CPAP for Sleep Apnea treatment, Silenzio (Nidek Medical Products, Inc. US).
Sep 1998 Began import of Total Care Bed System (Hill-Rom, Inc., US).
Oct 1999 Built a display room in the headquarters building.
Nov 2000 Increased the investment to 200 million yen.
Mar 2002 Increased investment to 211.98 million yen.
Aug 2002 Increased investment to 261.96 million yen.
Apr 2005 Began import of pulse oximeter, Finger BePul2.
Jul 2006 Began import of surgical lights, Chromophare series and surgical beds (Berchtold GmbH & Co., Germany).
Apr 2007 Began sales of valve integrated pneumatic conserving device, flow gentle+ QUATRO.
Jan 2008 Began sales of CPAP, Jusmine.
Feb 2009 Began sales of portable oxygen concentrator, KM-X.
Jun 2009 Began import of pulse oximeter, Surfing PO (Beijing Choice Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.CHN).
Dec 2009 Began sales of sleep diagnostic device, Simon.
Jun 2010 Began sales of wall mounted suction unit , YOX GL S511.
Nov 2010 Began import of firebreak, Firesafe(BPR Medical Ltd.,UK).
Jan 2011 Began import of respiratory mask, J-FIT MASK(HSINER CO.,LTD,TWN).

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