Business Outline/History

By establishing offices outside of Asia, we continue to expand globally with the goal of having healthcare facilities and enterprises in various fields use products manufactured by our medical division.

Business outline

KYOTO MEDICAL DIVISION
(Head Office & Factory)

46, Natsumegaichi, Aono-cho, Ayabe, Kyoto
623-8513, Japan

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Europe

GUNZE INTERNATIONAL EUROPE GmbH

Oststraße 80, 40210 Düsseldorf, Germany
Tel. +49 211 36 13 971
Fax. +49 211 36 13 164

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China

GUNZE MEDICAL DEVICES
(SHENZHEN) LIMITED

Room 802, Kerry Centre, 2008 Renminnan Rd.,
Luohu, Shenzhen 518001 P.R. China
Tel. +86 755-8230-0553
Fax. +86 755-8230-0469

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Americas

GUNZE INTERNATIONAL USA, INC.

390 Fifth Avenue, Suite 903, New York, NY 10018, USA
Tel. +1 212 354 9060
Fax. +1 212 354 6171

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History

1985 Medical R&D Center established
1986 Entered the PGA suture market
1988 Medical Materials Center established
1992 Launched "NEOVEIL SHEET"-bioabsorbable reinforcement felt
1994 Launched "NEOVEIL TUBE"-bioabsorbable reinforcement felt
Entered the overseas PGA suture market
1995 Launched "NEOFIX"-bioabsorbable bone fixation device
1996 Launched "PELNAC" -artificial dermis
1998 New factory completed and relocated
2000 Medical Division Tokyo office established
2003 Launched "GRANDFIX"-bioabsorbable bone fixation device-in China
Launched "NEOVEIL SHEET"-bioabsorbable reinforcement felt-in Europe
ISO9002, ISO13488
2005 Launched "SEAMDURA"-bioabsorbable artificial dural substitute-in Europe
ISO13485:2003
2006 Launched "LEG SCIENCE"-compression stockings
2007 Medical division SHENZHEN office (China) established
2008 Launched "SEAMDURA" - bioabsorbable artificial dural substitute
2010 Medical Division Europe office (Germany) established
2011 GUNZE MEDICAL DEVICES (Shenzhen) LIMITED established
2013 Launched "LEG SCIENCE MAI"-compression stockings
2015 GUNZE INTERNATIONAL EUROPE GmbH established
GUNZE MEDICAL DEVICES (Shenzhen) LIMITED completion of factory
2017 GUNZE MEDICAL JAPAN LIMITED established
Medical Division SHIN-OSAKA office established
Launched "DURAWAVE"-bioabsorbable artificial dural substitute
Launched "NEOVEIL nano"-bioabsorbable reinforcement felt
2019 Launched "PELNAC Gplus" -artificial dermis
Acquired Medical U&A, Inc.
2020 Launched "PELNAC" -artificial dermis-in the USA
2022 GUNZE INTERNATIONAL EUROPE GmbH established
GUNZE MEDICAL INC. is established by merger and absorbing GUNZE MEDICAL JAPAN INC. with Medical U&A Inc. as the surviving company.
2023 GUNZE MEDICAL INC. absorbs a segment of GUNZE's medical business divisions (research, development, and sales functions).