July 1947

The company started.
Gakan Nishimura and his associate started the design and test manufacture of a camera.

Dec. 1950

“Konan 16” was perfected. The development of a variety of amateur use cameras and a special camera for data collection, establishes the company's strength in the compact camera field.

Dec. 1951

Konan Camera Research Institute Inc. established with capital of ¥250,000.

Aug. 1958

“Hand-held type compact eye fundus camera” developed. Entered into the field of medical equipment. Build to order manufacturing started of the data processing equipment for medical use including “Medical-use Binocular Operation Microscope”, “Electrocardiographic system”, “Coaxial Headlight”, etc.

Nov. 1959

The magazine developed for “Single-8 System”, cinecamera using 8mm size film, which made filmmaking become popular.

Dec. 1961

“50x Projector for Shipbuilding” developed. This opened up the possibility for photographic technology to be used toward industrial applications. As a result, a development project covering a variety of different industries, such as photography and shipbuilding, was formed to initiate research for “EPM system. “

Sept. 1962

“EPM System” was perfected allowing the company to become a pioneer in the combined-industry joint development project.

Dec. 1971

Marked the 20th Anniversary and the Research Building completed.

Mar. 1972

Automatic monitoring, judgment/ recognition and recording completed through the use of optoelectronics that were designed to develop the automated inspection/ measuring system. “Automatic Scanner for Checking Scratches in Steel Material” developed.

Sept. 1973

4 companies jointly established Techno Bank, a technology transfer service company, for the purpose of promoting technical exchange between different industries.

Nov. 1974

An inspection system for use in iron mills was perfected making use of TV and computerized graphics processing technologies.

July 1975

Production and marketing of the medical equipment begun. Marketing of the operation microscope “K Series” started.

Mar. 1977

Maintenance-free “Marking System” developed.

Sept. 1979

“Specular Microscope” for observation of endothelium developed.

Aug. 1980

New office building completed.

July 1981

Production and marketing of color scanner/ setter "CORACER" begun.

Aug.

A joint corporation Konan Keeler Ltd. established with Keeler Limited of U.K. to begin marketing medical equipment in Western Japan.

Sept. 1983

Hydromicroscope developed.  The state of particles(microorganisms) can be observed with the external monitoring TV.

Aug. 1984

Marketing of Operation Microscope “CLM” begun.

Sept. 1985

Konan Common Co., Ltd., a maintenance servicing company for medical equipment established. (Merged to Konan Medical, Inc. in Oct. 2008)

Oct. 1985

Marketing of “Konan Clinical Specular Microscope 580” begun.

Dec. 1986

Konan Keeler Ltd., Tokyo Main office opened to begin marketing medical equipment in all over Japan.

Apr. 1987

Marketing of corneal endothelial cell analysis equipment “Cell Analysis System” begun.

Marketing of “Konan Portable Operation Microscope POM-50” begun.

July 1988

Marketing of “Konan Operation Microscope 700m 700S Series” begun.

Mar. 1989

Marketing of “Specular Microscope 385” begun.

May. 1990

Marketing of “Specular Microscope 5500” begun.

June

Marketing of operation microscope for ophthalmic use ”Ophthalight” begun.

Mar. 1991

Konan Medical, Inc. a company for import and marketing medical equipment established.

Marketing of Konan Full Automatic Cell Analysis System “KC-2001 Series” begun.

Aug. 1993

The marketing of “Heat Resistant Marking System” begun.

Aug. 1994

Konan Medical Corporation for marketing medical equipment in North America established in New Jersey. (Dissolved in Sept. 2002)

July 1995

Marketing of “Konan Operation Microscope 300 Series” begun.

June 1996

Marketing of Konan full Automatic Cell Analysis System KC-2300 Series begun, which reduced the time to 20 seconds to automatically analyze the corneal endothelial cells.

Apr. 1997

Marketing of Specular Microscope “Noncon ROBO PACHY” begun, which enabled to measure the corneal thickness.

Oct.

Marketing of “Donor Analyzer” begun, which examines the status of cornea for transplantation.

July

Marketing of “Essilor α・γ” of Essilor International, France begun.

Aug.

Marketing of Eye Bank Specular Microscope “KeratoAnalyzer EKA-98” begun.  Any corneal viewing chamber or glass storage vial can be used for observation.

Feb. 1999

Import and marketing of laser photocoagulator “Viridis of Quantel Medical, France begun.

July

Import and Marketing of Auto Non Contact Tonometer “Auto-Keratometer/Refractor KR450” and “Auto-Refractor AR350”of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. begun.

Apr. 2000

Import and Marketing of Auto Non Contact Tonometer “AT550” of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. begun.

Nov.

Import and marketing of Surgical Instruments of Rhein Medical, Inc., U.S.A. begun.

Apr. 2001

Merged with Konan Medical, Inc.

Jan. 2003

“Quality Control Center” started in Matsushitacho Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan.

Mar.

Import and marketing of Lensmeter  “Lens Mapping System VL3100” of Visionix Ltd., Israel begun.

Apr.

Import and marketing of Portable Non-Contact Tonometer “PT100” of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. begun.

Aug.

Certified according to ISO9001 (the standard of quality management system certification) and ISO13485 (Medical devices -- Quality management systems -- Requirements for regulatory purposes.)

June 2004

Import and Marketing of Auto Non Contact Tonometer “AT555” of Reichert, Inc.,  U.S.A. begun.
M arketing of Specular Microscope “Noncon ROBO Series FA-3509” begun.F iling system and automatic analyzing system mounted.

Jan. 2006

Marketing of Zoom Slit Lamp “RS-1000” of RIGHT MFG. CO. LTD., Japan begun.

Nov.

KONAN MEDICAL USA, the branch in Los Angeles U.S.A., established.

Mar. 2007

Marketing of Portable Operation Microscope “LOM Series” begun.

Apr. 2008

KONAN MEDICAL USA, Inc., the overseas subsidiary in Los Angeles U.S.A., established.