Terumo Corporation

Terumo Corporation was founded in 1921 as Sekisen Ken-onki Corporation by a group of medical scientists led by Dr. Kitasato Shibasaburō to produce medical thermometers in Japan.

Terumo Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of medical products and equipment. It operates through the following segments: General Hospital, Cardiac & Vascular, and Blood Management. The General Hospital segment produces, supplies, leases, and sells hospital equipment, pharmaceutical, home medical treatment, and peritoneal dialysis and diabetes-related products. The Cardiac & Vascular segment imports and merchandises catheter and cardiovascular systems products. The Blood Management segment manufactures and sells blood

 transfusion products such as blood bags and automated blood component processing devices. The company was founded by Shibasaburo Kitasato on September 17, 1921 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.