Company profile
Message & Corporate Overview
Since our founding in 1984 as a pioneer in high-frequency oscillatory ventilation type ventilators for premature and neonatal infants, we have strived to develop and provide new ventilators and related products that can meet the evolving needs of doctors.
For the past 30 years, we have been able to develop and provide high-performance, user-friendly products that are comparable to those of established ventilator manufacturers in Europe and the United States, despite our small size. We are deeply grateful for the guidance of medical professionals and the support of everyone in the industry and beyond.
It is our greatest joy to see children growing up healthy and patients recovering their health, knowing that our products have been of some help to them.
We deeply value the preciousness of life and, with patient-first principles as our motto, we strive to contribute to the health of our patients.
Representative Director & Chairman: Ryutaro Nakagawa
President & Representative Director: Shinichi Nakane
Company Profile
| Company Name | Metran Co., Ltd. |
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| Headquarters Location | 2-12-18 Kawaguchi, Kawaguchi City, Saitama 332-0015 Japan |
| Established | July 14, 1984 |
| Capital | JPY 80,000,000 |
| Core Business | • R&D, manufacturing, sales, import, and export of medical equipment (including Mechanical Ventilators, Anesthesia Devices, Respiratory Monitors, Auto CPAP, Oxygen Concentrators, etc.) • Manufacturing and sales of veterinary medical equipment • Sales of secondhand medical devices and equipment • Repair and maintenance services for medical equipment and devices |
| Number of employees | 35 |
| Major customers | Tokyo University Hospital Kyoto University Hospital Osaka University Hospital National Center for Child Health and Development Saitama Children’s Medical Center National and public university hospitals, general hospitals, veterinary clinics, and veterinary research facilities nationwide |
| Metran Group Companies | ・METRAN VITEC (BINH DUONG, Viet Nam) ・METRAN VIETNAM Co., Ltd. (Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam) ・ME TRAN Co., Ltd. (Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam) |
| Main Financing Banks | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), Head Office Business Department |
| Executive Officers & Board of Directors | Chairman of the Board: Ryutaro Nakagawa President & CEO: Shinichi Nakane Director: Masanobu Sato Director: Sora Kawanishi Director: Dan Nitta Corporate Auditor: Nao Takahashi |
Corporate philosophy
- Developing and Providing Heartfelt Medical Devices
By “heartfelt,” we mean deeply responding to the needs of physicians, delivering products that are gentle and highly effective for patients, and ensuring absolute product safety. - Aiming to Innovate Unique, One-of-a-Kind Products
We continuously strive to develop and provide medical devices that no other company can offer. - Our Employees are Partners Sharing the Same Vision
As a unified team, all employees work together to meet the expectations of medical professionals and dedicate themselves to being of true service to patients.
History
| 1984 | “Metran Co., Ltd.” was established. The company began operations as an independent medical device development manufacturer. We developed the high-frequency ventilator “Hummingbird.” It won first place in a competition hosted by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), and we received an order for 85 units. Development and manufacturing of the small animal ventilator “SAV-6”. |
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| 1986 | Development of the next-generation anesthesia system “FOUNT-2000” (enabling centralized information management in the operating room). Development and manufacturing of “COMPOSβ,” an anesthesia and ventilator for small animals. |
| 1987 | Portable ventilator “Popy” developed. Development and manufacturing of a new carbon dioxide adsorption system for anesthesia machines. We have started exporting medical equipment. |
| 1988 | New IMV ventilator “CV-5000” developed (reduces work of breathing through a new control method). Development and manufacturing of flow control systems with safety features for anesthesia machines. Development and manufacture of the high-frequency ventilator “Humming II” (successor to the Hummingbird, a more widely available model). Development of a catheter with multiple built-in sensors. |
| 1989 | Development and manufacturing of IMV ventilators for children and premature infants. |
| 1991 | Development and manufacturing of a double bellows-in-bolt method model lung. Development of “Rotary HFO,” a high-frequency ventilator for adults. |
| 1993 | Development and manufacturing of the high-frequency ventilator “Humming V” (successor to Humming II, a high-power, high-performance model). |
| 1994 | Development of the “PB-920” ventilator for children and premature infants. Development and manufacturing of NOx inhalation systems. Development of a breathing circuit with humidification function. |
| 1995 | Development of a new IMV ventilator for pediatric and premature infants. We plan to develop, manufacture, and sell adult ventilators equipped with the NSV (New Sclerotic Vessel) method. |
| 1996 | VEC (Venture Enterprise Center) will provide funding guarantees for the new type of ventilator (NSV). |
| 1997 | New breathing circuit “Hummax” developed. |
| 1998 | We develop and manufacture the pediatric ventilator “Calliope” and the adult ventilator “Eliciae”. |
| 1999 | We developed and manufactured the pediatric ventilators “Calliope α” and “M7α”. We developed and manufactured the adult ventilator “M6α”. |
| 2000-2001 | Development and manufacturing of the adult ventilator “R100”. |
| 2004 | Obtained ISO 9001 (2000). ISO 13485 (2003) certified. We established a group company, “Biotran Inc.,” in San Diego, USA. |
| 2006 | Biotran has begun selling its “FOX” finger pulse oximeter to overseas markets. |
| March 2006 | We developed and manufactured “Jusmine,” a device for treatment of sleep apnea syndrome (OEM in collaboration with Koike Medical Co., Ltd.). |
| December 2006 | We develop and manufacture the “Humming X” high-frequency ventilator for neonates and children. |
| July 2007 | We have signed a distribution agreement with Hamilton Thorne Biociences, Inc. of the United States. (Product handled: Laser ablation system “XYclone”, Target: Japanese domestic animal-related market) |
| July 2008 | Establishment of Me Tran Co., Ltd., a factory in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). |
| October 2008 | We developed and manufactured the “KM-X” oxygen concentrator for home oxygen therapy (OEM in collaboration with Koike Medical Co., Ltd.). |
| February 2010 | “R100” acquired CE mark. |
| October 2010 | We developed and manufactured the “KM-X3L” oxygen concentrator for home oxygen therapy (OEM in collaboration with Koike Medical Co., Ltd.). |
| November 2010 | We have entered into a business partnership and a global sales agreement for ventilators with Nihon Kohden Corporation. |
| 2011 | ME TRAN CO.,LTD / Vietnam certified ISO 9001 (2008) and EN ISO 13485 (2012). |
| February 2011 | We develop and manufacture the veterinary anesthesia ventilator “Compos X”. |
| February 2012 | Canadian standard CMDCAS certified. |
| July 2012 | His Majesty the Emperor made a special visit. |
| September 2012 | We established a joint venture company, “Breath Technology Co., Ltd.”, with Fukuda Denshi Co., Ltd. |
| December 2012 | METRAN VITEC, a factory in Vietnam is established. |
| 2014 | METRAN VITEC CO.,LTD / Vietnam certified ISO 9001 (2008) and EN ISO 13485 (2012). |
| December 2014 | Organizational changes: Shinichi Nakane appointed as Representative Director and Chairman, succeeding Kazufuku Nitta |
| March 2015 | New ventilator “Humming Vue” starts marketing in Japan. |
| September 2025 | The company became a subsidiary of Central Medience Co., Ltd. and underwent organizational changes. Ryutaro Nakagawa assumed the position of Representative Director and Chairman. Shinichi Nakane appointed as President & CEO. |