History

1980 January Established by Toray as a sales company to market medical devices such as Filtryzer® PMMA membrane hollow fiber dialyzer
April Launched dialysis products
1982 October Launched disposable products
December Launched Filtryzer® BK PMMA membrane hollow fiber dialyzer
1985 September Launched Feron® natural interferon-βpreparation for treatment of glioblastoma and malignant melanoma
1986 September Received Feron® natural interferon-βpreparation additional indication for treatment of chronic hepatitis B
1988 November Launched Inoue-Balloon catheter for treatment of mitral stenosis
1990 June Launched DIMCS dialysis management system
December Received Feron® natural interferon-βpreparation additional indications for treatment of medulloblastoma and astrocytoma
1991 June Launched Hemofeel® CH PMMA membrane hemofilter for continuous renal replacement therapy
November Completed construction of new building for Kyushu Branch Office
1992 March Received Feron® natural interferon-βpreparation additional indication for treatment of chronic active hepatitis C
1993 August Launched Miracle DIMCS® dialysis management system
1994 August Launched Toraymyxin® hemoperfusion device for removing endotoxins
1995 June Completed construction of new building for Nagoya Branch Office
October Launched Toraysulfone® polysulfone hollow fiber membrane dialyzer
1997 October Launched TR-7000M diafiltration monitoring device
Received Feron® natural interferon-βpreparation additional indication for treatment of HCV-related compensatory Liver chirrhsis
1998 October Launched TR-7000S personal diafiltration machine
1999 April Launched PTA balloon catheter vascular access product
Launched LUMEFA® series of vascular access products
October Launched TW-HI reverse osmosis purified water manufacturing machine
2000 February Completed construction of new building for Tohoku Branch Office completed
May Launched Hemofeel® SH polysulfone membrane hemofilter for continuous renal replacement therapy
2001 January Launched Rusch endotracheal tubes
April Consolidated all operations related to dialysis devices in the Toray Group
Launched Miracle DIMCS®21 Windows 2000 based dialysis management system
2002 January Completed construction of Shizuoka Plant in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture (built mainly for manufacture of dialysis machines)
2003 January Launched TC-HI multipatient dialysate delivery
March Launched TR-3000M dialysis monitoring machine and TR-3000S personal dialysis machine
July Launched Hemofeel® SX PMMA membrane hemofilter for continuous renal replacement therapy
2005 March Launched Fine Support® elastic stockings
2006 April Received Feron® natural interferon-βpreparation additional indication for treatment of compensated cirrhosis due to hepatitis C
Launched Toraylight® CS polysulfone hollow fiber membrane dialyzer
2007 December Launched Toraysulfone® HDF polysulfone membrane hemodiafilter
2008 April Launched TR-55X blood purification machine
2009 October Received Feron® natural interferon-β preparation (with Rebetol®※） additional indication for treatment of chronic hepatitis C
※a ribavirin preparation, supplied by MSD K.K. in Japan
2010 February Launched TR-3000MA diafiltration monitoring device
2011 February Launched Hemofeel® SHG hemofilter for continuous renal replacement therapy
March Launched Toraylight® NV polysulfone hollow fiber membrane dialyzer
June Established Toray Medical（Qingdao）Co., Ltd．as a new company for dialysis machine in Jimo City, Qingdao,Shandong Province in China
2013 April Launched Filtryzer® NF PMMA membrane hollow fiber dialyzer
December Launched TR-3300M dialysis console
2015 May Launched nalfurafine hydrochloride (NOPICOR® capsules 2.5µg) a therapeutic agent for pruritus
2016 March Launched TR-3300S single-patient dialysis machine
June Launched TC-R dialysis fluid delivery system
July Launched Cocofy Plus™ compression stockings for Lymphedome