Type Public Headquarters Japan Number of employees 3,183 | Industry Medical Devices Founded 24 December 1959 | |
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Key people Mr. Takai Toshihide,
CEO & Managing Director Products Dental
Ophthalmic
Surgical Website www.mani.co.jp/en/index.html Stock price 7730 (TYO) JP¥ 2,634 +4.00 (+0.15%)16 Mar, 2:39 PM GMT+9 - Disclaimer Motto "Best Quality in the world, to the world" | ||
MANI Inc. is a Japanese multinational medical devices and dental instruments manufacturer founded in 1959. MANI has contributed to the world healthcare industry since its inception in 1956 and today it sells over 10,000 kinds of surgical needles and 3,000 kinds of dental instruments in more than 120 countries worldwide. Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company has many original technologies and patent rights in its name. The raw material used in their products is "MANI Hard Fiber Stainless Steel" which is unique and one of the original technologies of MANI. The company developed the world's first surgical needle made of stainless steel more than 50 years ago.
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The company is headquartered in Utsunomiya, Japan and it employs approximately 3000 people.
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For about 60 years MANI has been manufacturing and supplying medical instruments for general surgery, ophthalmic procedures, and dental treatments in over 120 countries. Its surgical needles have a 70% share of the Japanese market and a 90% share of the Japanese export market.
History
The founder of MANI, Mr Masao Matsutani started a business at Takanezawa in Tochigi Prefecture Japan on May 1, 1956 and established MATSUTANI SEISAKUSYO CO., LTD, in 1959. After considering which industry would allow him to contribute to the world in spite of the firm’s rural location, he decided to engage in the medical field, where there were unmet needs. At that time, surgical needles made with steel were widely used in the medical field. However, rust caused a problem at the medical frontline, which he took particular note of. He therefore started research and development of 18-8 stainless steel eyed needles. A typical example of corrosion-resistant alloyed steel is stainless steel alloyed with chromium (18%) and nickel (8%).