{"id":42,"date":"2019-10-24T14:18:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T05:18:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.konan.com\/wpe\/wordpress\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2021-03-02T11:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T02:43:39","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/konan.com\/en\/w\/company_profile\/history","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

History<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Jul. 1947<\/td>The company started.
\nGakan Nishimura and his associate started the design and test manufacture of a camera.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 1950<\/td>\u201cKonan 16\u201d 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.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 1951<\/td>Konan Camera Research Institute Inc. established with capital of \u00a5250,000.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 1958<\/td>\u201cHand-held type compact eye fundus camera\u201d developed. Entered into the field of medical equipment. Build to order manufacturing started of the data processing equipment for medical use including \u201cMedical-use Binocular Operation Microscope\u201d, \u201cElectrocardiographic system\u201d, \u201cCoaxial Headlight\u201d, etc. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 1959<\/td>The magazine developed for \u201cSingle-8 System\u201d, cinecamera using 8mm size film, which made filmmaking become popular.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 1961<\/td>\u201c50x Projector for Shipbuilding\u201d 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 \u201cEPM system. \u201c<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 1962<\/td>\u201cEPM System\u201d was perfected allowing the company to become a pioneer in the combined-industry joint development project.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 1971<\/td>Marked the 20th Anniversary and the Research Building completed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 1972<\/td>Automatic monitoring, judgment\/ recognition and recording completed through the use of optoelectronics that were designed to develop the automated inspection\/ measuring system. \u201cAutomatic Scanner for Checking Scratches in Steel Material\u201d developed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 1973<\/td>4 companies jointly established Techno Bank, a technology transfer service company, for the purpose of promoting technical exchange between different industries.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 1974<\/td>An inspection system for use in iron mills was perfected making use of TV and computerized graphics processing technologies.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 1975<\/td>Production and marketing of the medical equipment started. Marketing of the operation microscope \u201cK Series\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 1977<\/td>Maintenance-free \u201cMarking System\u201d developed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 1979<\/td>\u201cSpecular Microscope\u201d for observation of endothelium developed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 1980<\/td>New office building completed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 1981<\/td>Production and marketing of color scanner\/ setter \"CORACER\" started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug.1981<\/td>A joint corporation Konan Keeler Ltd. established with Keeler Limited of U.K. to begin marketing medical equipment in Western Japan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 1983<\/td>Hydromicroscope developed. The state of particles(microorganisms) can be observed with the external monitoring TV.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 1984<\/td>Marketing of Operation Microscope \u201cCLM\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 1985<\/td>Konan Common Co., Ltd., a maintenance servicing company for medical equipment established. (Merged to Konan Medical, Inc. in Oct. 2008)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 1985<\/td>Marketing of \u201cKonan Clinical Specular Microscope 580\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 1986<\/td>Konan Keeler Ltd., Tokyo Main office opened to begin marketing medical equipment in all over Japan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 1987<\/td>Marketing of corneal endothelial cell analysis equipment \u201cCell Analysis System\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Marketing of \u201cKonan Portable Operation Microscope POM-50\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 1988<\/td>Marketing of \u201cKonan Operation Microscope 700m 700S Series\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 1989<\/td>Marketing of \u201cSpecular Microscope 385\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 1989<\/td>Marketing of \u201cSpecular Microscope 3300\u201dstarted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep.1989<\/td>\u201cIR Video ENG System\u201d for eye movement analyzation using infrared light and video system developed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 1990<\/td>Marketing of \u201cSpecular Microscope 5500\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 1990<\/td>Marketing of operation microscope for ophthalmic use \u201dOphthalight\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 1990<\/td>New Building the Medical House completed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 1991<\/td>Konan Medical, Inc. a company for import and marketing medical equipment established.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan. 1992<\/td>Company name was changed to Konan, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>Marketing of Konan Full Automatic Cell Analysis System \u201cKC-2001 Series\u201d started.
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Apr. 1992<\/td>Konan Medical, Inc. Tokyo Main Office Opened. Marketing medical equipment in all of Japan started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 1993<\/td>The marketing of \u201cHeat Resistant Marking System\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 1993<\/td>Marketing of Non Contact Specular Microscope \u201cNoncon ROBO\u201d, \u201cNoncon ROBO CA\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 1994<\/td>Konan Medical Corporation for marketing medical equipment in North America established in New Jersey. (Dissolved in Sept. 2002)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 1995<\/td>Marketing of \u201cKonan Operation Microscope 300 Series\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun.1996<\/td>Marketing of Konan full Automatic Cell Analysis System KC-2300 Series started, which reduced the time to 20 seconds to automatically analyze the corneal endothelial cells.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 1997<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cNoncon ROBO PACHY\u201d started, which enabled to measure the corneal thickness.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 1997<\/td>Marketing of \u201cDonor Analyzer\u201d started, which examines the status of cornea for transplantation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May. 1998<\/td>Marketing of Konan Full Automatic Cell Analysis System \u201cKC-3000 Series\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 1998<\/td>Marketing of \u201cEssilor \u03b1\u30fb\u03b3\u201d of Essilor International, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 1998<\/td>Marketing of Eye Bank Specular Microscope \u201cKeratoAnalyzer EKA-98\u201d started. Any corneal viewing chamber or glass storage vial can be used for observation.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb. 1999<\/td>Import and marketing of laser photocoagulator \u201cViridis of Quantel Medical, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 1999<\/td>Import and Marketing of Auto Non Contact Tonometer \u201cAuto-Keratometer\/Refractor KR450\u201d and \u201cAuto-Refractor AR350\u201dof Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 1999<\/td>Marketing of \u201cKonan Portable Operation Microscope POM-50II\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 2000<\/td>Import and Marketing of Auto Non Contact Tonometer \u201cAT550\u201d of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 2000<\/td>Import and marketing of Surgical Instruments of Rhein Medical, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 2001<\/td>Merged with Konan Medical, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 2001<\/td>Changed the company name to \u201cKonan Medical, Inc.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 2001<\/td>The marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCA-II\u3000SP-8800\/SP-6600\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 2001<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCell Chek Series CC-5000CA\/5000\u201d started.
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Oct. 2001<\/td>Import and marketing of Lensmeter \u201cLens Mapping System VL3000\u201d of Visionix Ltd., Israel started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan. 2003<\/td>\u201cQuality Control Center\u201d started in Matsushitacho Nishinomiya Hyogo Japan.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 2003<\/td>Import and marketing of Lensmeter \u201cLens Mapping System VL3100\u201d of Visionix Ltd., Israel started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 2003<\/td>Import and marketing of Portable Non-Contact Tonometer \u201cPT100\u201d of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 2003<\/td>Certified according to ISO9001 (the standard of quality management system certification) and ISO13485 (Medical devices -- Quality management systems -- Requirements for regulatory purposes.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 2004<\/td>Import and Marketing of Auto Non Contact Tonometer \u201cAT555\u201d of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. started.
\nM arketing of Specular Microscope \u201cNoncon ROBO Series FA-3509\u201d started.Filing system and automatic analyzing system mounted.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan. 2006<\/td>Marketing of Zoom Slit Lamp \u201cRS-1000\u201d of RIGHT MFG. CO. LTD., Japan started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov. 2006<\/td>KONAN MEDICAL USA, the branch in Los Angeles U.S.A., established.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mar. 2007<\/td>Marketing of Portable Operation Microscope \u201cLOM Series\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aug. 2007<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cNoncon ROBO Series NSP-7700\/9900\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apr. 2008<\/td>KONAN MEDICAL USA, Inc., the overseas subsidiary in Los Angeles U.S.A., established.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 2008<\/td>Import and marketing of Autorefractor\/Keratometer \u201cL80 wave+\u201d of Luneau, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jul. 2008<\/td>Marketing of Anterior Camera \u201cKATS-1000\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 2010<\/td>Eye Bank Specular Microscope \u201cKeratoAnalyzer EKA-10\u201d was launched.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 2011<\/td>Import and marketing of Non-Contact Tonometer \u201c7CR\u201d of Reichert, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 2011<\/td>Import and marketing of Ophthalmic ultrasound imaging device \u201cAVISO\u201d of Quantel Medical, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 2011<\/td>Import and marketing of Ophthalmic ultrasound imaging device \u201cCompact touch\u201d of Quantel Medical, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun. 2011<\/td>Import and marketing of Ophthalmic ultrasound imaging device \u201cCompact touch STS\u201d of Quantel Medical, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 2012<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCellChek plus\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oct. 2012<\/td>Import and marketing of Expanded Pupil Diagnostics \u201cRAPDx\u201d of Konan Medical USA, Inc.,U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 2013<\/td>Import and marketing of Ocular Surface Interferometer \u201cLipiView\u201d of TearScience, Inc.,U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dec. 2013<\/td>Import and marketing of Meibomian Gland Evaluator \u201cMGE-1000\u201d of TearScience, Inc.,U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb. 2014<\/td>Import and marketing of Lensmeter \u201cLens Mapping System VX40\u201d of Luneau sas, France started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sep. 2014<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCellChek SL\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov.2015<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope for Donor Cornea \u201cCellChek D\", \"CellChek D PLUS\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan.2017<\/td>Marketing of LED Slit Lamp \u201cMW50D\u201d of RIGHT MFG. CO. LTD., Japan started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb.2017<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCellChek C\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jun.2017<\/td>Marketing of Konan Portable Operation Microscope \"POM-50III\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb.2018<\/td>Import and marketing of Visual Electrophysiology \u201cEvokeDx\u201d of Konan Medical USA, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feb.2018<\/td>Import and marketing of Color Vision Diagnostics \u201cColorDx CCT-HD\u201d of Konan Medical USA, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov.2018<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCellChek X8\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nov.2019<\/td>Import and marketing of High precision color vision & contrast Diagnostics \u201cColorDx CCT-HD 20 \/ 22\u201d of Konan Medical USA, Inc., U.S.A. started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jan.2020<\/td>Marketing of Specular Microscope \u201cCellChek 20\u201d started.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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