History

Hitachi, Ltd. is founded

Shibuya X-ray Factory, Ltd. is founded (later Hitachi Medico, Ltd.)

Higashi-Nippon Senikikai KK is founded

Iatrophysics Laboratory, Ltd. is founded (later Aloka, Ltd.)

Hitachi, Ltd. transfers Shibuya X-ray Factory, Ltd.'s x-ray tubes to Hitachi's Mobara Factory and the company's x-ray devices to Hitachi's Kameido Factory

X-ray devices are commercialized

Company name is changed from Higashi-Nippon Senikikai KK to Hitachi X-ray Sales, Ltd. (later Hitachi Medico, Ltd.)

Company name is changed from Radiation and Medical Electronics Inc. to Japan Radiation and Medical Electronics Inc. (later Aloka Co., Ltd.)

Vehicle for mass gastric examinations is developed

An ultrasonic diagnostic instrument is developed

The medical device department of Hitachi Ltd.'s Kameido Factory and Osaka X-ray Factory are merged with Hitachi X-ray Sales, Ltd., and Hitachi X-ray, Ltd. is established

Company name is changed from Hitachi X-ray, Ltd. to Hitachi Medico, Ltd.

A cranial x-ray CT scanner is developed

Company name is changed from Japan Radiation and Medical Electronics Inc. to Aloka Co., Ltd.

A Doppler device and convex probe are developed

The x-ray tube department at Hitachi Ltd.'s Mobara Factory is taken over by Hitachi Medico, Ltd.

An optical topography is developed

An open MRI scanner with the strongest magnetic field and largest space is developed

An ultrasonic elastography RVS is developed

Company name is changed from Aloka, Ltd. to Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.

A 3-tesla superconducting MRI scanners is developed

Ultrasonic devices featuring Symphonic Technology are developed

Hitachi, Ltd. merges Hitachi Medico, Ltd. and Hitachi Aloka Medical, Ltd.

FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation is established and Hitachi, Ltd.'s diagnostic image related businesses are inherited through an absorption-type split