Risaburo Aoki established Aoki Instrument Shop

SENKO MEDICAL INSTRUMENT Mfg. Co., Ltd. was established.

Introduced Japan’s first positive-pressure closed-circuit anesthesia machine.

Introduced Japan’s first cardiopulmonary bypass system.

Introduced the Nakayama-type gastrointestinal suturing device.

Developed Japan’s first dialysis machine.

Developed the Iguchi-type vascular suturing device.

Developed Japan’s first artificial heart valve (SAM Valve).

Founder and First President Risaburo Aoki Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette from the Government of Japan.

Became the First Industry Representative to Be Appointed President of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation.

Co-organized “the Exhibition on the History of Medical Devices” and Completed the Development of an Organ Preservation System.

Opened the Aoki Memorial Museum of Medical Device History.

Donated historical medical devices and archives to the Japanese Society of Medical Instrumentation, leading to the establishment of the Japanese Association for the Preservation of Medical Device Heritage as a public foundation.

Commercialized the F Breathing Circuit.

The Japanese Association for the Preservation of Medical Device Heritage Was Officially Established as a Public Foundation.

Chairman Risaburo Aoki Received an Honorary Doctorate from the Cleveland Clinic.

Introduced the World’s First Silicone Hollow-Fiber Membrane Oxygenator.

The MERA Humming Bird Was Selected for a U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Project to Develop a High-Frequency Ventilator for Neonates.

Successfully Commercialized Cold Laser Technology Following a Long-Term Research and Development Program Initiated in 1982.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Was Appointed Vice Chairman of the Japanese Council of Medical Device Associations.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Was Appointed Managing Director of the Japanese Association for the Preservation of Medical Device Heritage.

The Exelung Binding HPO-25 Membrane Oxygenator Received Japan’s Good Design Award.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award for Distinguished Contributions to Pharmaceutical Affairs.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Was Appointed Vice Chairman of the Japan Federation of Medical Device Commerce and Industry Associations.

Established MERA SENKO Corporation in Cebu, Philippines.

Vice President Makoto Aoki Served as Vice President of the 27th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Hospital Administration and Engineering.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Received the Medal with Blue Ribbon from the Government of Japan.

Celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Company.

Completed the Construction of the Center Building at the Kasukabe Factory.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Received a Commendation from the Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Japan Fair Trade Commission.

Received a Commendation from His Majesty the Emperor in Recognition of Contributions to the Establishment of a Museum for the Preservation of Medical Device History.

Second President Yoshio Aoki Was Named an Honorary Member of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs.

Opened the Research and Development Center in Kasukabe.

Former Second President Yoshio Aoki Received a Ministerial Award from the Minister of State for Special Missions in Recognition of Contributions to Fair Trade Practices in the Medical Device Industry.

The HAS II Cardiopulmonary Bypass System Received the Excellence Award at the 22nd SME Outstanding Technology and Product Awards.

Opened the Okayama Logistics Center.

Transferred ISO 13485 Certification from TÜV SÜD to BSI.

President Makoto Aoki Was Recognized as a Tokyo Metropolitan Distinguished Citizen.

Third President Makoto Aoki Became Chairman, and Vice President Masato Aoki Was Appointed as the Fourth President.

Completed the Construction of the New Research and Development Center.

The MERA Centrifugal Blood Pump System “UNIMO” Received the Excellence Award at the 30th SME Excellent New Technology and New Product Awards.

“Speech Balloon” Won the Grand Prize at the 2018 Saitama Medical Device Prototype Contest.

Celebrated the 80th Anniversary of the Company.

Received a Letter of Appreciation from the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry for Efforts to Ensure a Stable Supply of Medical Products, Including the MERA Centrifugal Blood Pump System UNIMO, During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Third Chairman Makoto Aoki Received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays in Recognition of Contributions to the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.

Received a Letter of Appreciation from the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs for Longstanding Contributions to the Promotion of Pioneering Research in the Field of Artificial Organs.

Fourth President Masato Aoki Became Chairman, and Managing Director Takeo Aoki Was Appointed as the Fifth President.