Eikichi Nemoto starts a private, wholesale medical device business called "Eikichi Nemoto Iwashiya"
The company is renamed Eikichi Nemoto Shoten, Inc. Mizuho Koygo Inc., a medical equipment manufacturing company, is established and large-scale manufacturing is initiated
Manufacturing of operating tables commences at a specialized factory in Tokyo
Corporate name is amended to Mizuho Ikakogyo Co., LTD.
Production of forged-steel surgical equipment begins
Mizuho Medical Co. Ltd. is formed and Mizuho Technical Training Center is established
Sugita Aneurysm Clips were approved for sale on a commercial basis in the United States in 1983.
Mizuho America, Inc. is established and commissioned in Beverly, MA
Key facilities acquire ISO9001, ISO13485, EN46001 and MDD certifications
Key facilities acquire ISO9001, ISO13485, EN46001 and MDD certifications
Mizuho purchases and acquires Orthopedic Systems, Inc.
