Olympus Corp. engages in the manufacture and sale of precision machineries and instruments. It operates through the following segments: Medical, Scientific Solutions, Imaging, and Others. The Medical segment covers digestive, surgical, and ultrasonic endoscopy as well as endoscopic treatment tools. The Scientific Solutions segment manufactures and sells biological and industrial microscopes, industrial endoscopes, and non-destructive testing equipment. The Imaging segment deals with digital cameras and recording devices. The Others segment includes biomaterial manufacturing and sales business. The company was founded by Takeshi Yamashita on October 12, 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

FUJIFILM Corp. engages in the provision of imaging and information solutions. Its offers photography equipment, supplies and services, optical devices, healthcare, high-performance materials, graphic systems, recording media, and industrial products. The company was founded on October 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

HOYA CORPORATION is engaged in the manufacture and sale of electronics-related products, imaging products, healthcare products and medical products. The Company operates in three business segments The Information and Communication business segment has two divisions. The Electronics division offers photomasks and mask blanks for semiconductors, liquid crystal displays masks and hard drive (HDD) for glass disk use. The Image division provides optical lens, digital camera modules and optical devices, among others. The Life Care segment has two divisions. The Healthcare division offers ophthalmic lenses and contact lenses. The Medical division provides endoscopes, intraocular lenses and artificial bones. The Others segment is involved in the building of information systems. On October 1, 2011, the Company established a wholly owned subsidiary to takeover the manufacture and sale of imaging system from HOYA, and sold all shares of the newly established subsidiary to Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Since the company’s founding in 1919, Olympus has been renowned as a precision technology leader, creating innovative opto-digital solutions in healthcare, life science and consumer electronics products. In the healthcare arena, Olympus supports the work of medical professionals by providing advanced, minimally invasive therapeutic and diagnostic technologies to improve the quality of patient care around the globe.

Pentax (ペンタックス Pentakkusu) is a brand name used primarily by Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company Ricoh for cameras, sport optics (including binoculars and rifle scopes), and CCTV optics. The brand is also used by Hoya Corporation for medical products & services, TI Asahi for surveying instruments, and Seiko Optical Products for certain optical lenses.

Fujinon, Inc., part of FUJIFILM Holdings Corp., is a company headquartered in the United States that manufactures and distributes optics and lens assemblies for the broadcast, digital cinema and industrial markets.

Develops, manufactures and markets advanced endoscopic solutions for gastroenterological applications

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. manufactures surgical devices and equipments. Its products include the ENDOPATH XCEL access system, CONTOUR curved cutter stapler, HARMONIC ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices and the MAMMOTOME breast biopsy system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Evident Corp., part of Bain Capital Holdings LP, is a Japanese company located in Shinjuku-ku that manufactures and sells scientific instruments. Yoshitake Saito is the current CEO of the firm. Evident Corp. was acquired by Bain Capital Private Equity LP from Olympus Corp. on April 03, 2023 for $3,115.61 million.

Sony Olympus Medical Solutions, Inc., part of Sony Group Corp., is a company headquartered in Hachioji, Japan, that develops, designs, manufactures and markets medical products such as surgical endoscopes and related systems.

Smith & Nephew PLC designs, manufactures and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and ENT technologies, and wound-care solutions. Slightly more than 40% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is a sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 27% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.

Medical Intubation Technology Corp. is a private company headquartered in Taiwan that manufactures and supplies video borescope & pipe inspection cameras.

US Endoscopy Group, Inc. manufactures and distributes endoscopy devices. Its products include bleed management and irrigation, endoscope care and accessories, enteroscopy and capsule delivery, ERCP, feeding, foreign body management, laparoscopy, polypectomy and tissue acquisition, and nerve net retrieval devices. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Mentor, OH.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used principally to treat cardiovascular disease.

SMART Medical Systems Ltd, provides enabling medical devices that revolutionize the concept and practice of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. The company focuses on innovative devices with the vision of providing widespread, cost-effective solutions, enabling superior endoscopy for the benefit of both doctors and patients. SMART is lead by a highly dedicated team of professionals and has established close relations with outsource manufacturing facilitiies for the production of its products. SMART is backed by high level private investors. SMART’s proprietary balloon technology is implemented in its various products. SMART’s flagship product – the G-EYE™ endoscope is a unique and innovative device enabling the increasing of polyp detection rate in the day to day colonoscopy in a simple and intuitive manner. By implementing its balloon technology into the G-EYE™ system, the endoscope enables Controlled Withdrawal™ of the endoscope during colonoscopy, thus improving visibility of the colon and making therapy and intervention much easier and faster. The G-EYE™ together with SMART’s single balloon disposables can also act as an optimized two-balloon system for deep small bowel enteroscopy and double balloon colonoscopy. SMART is ISO 13485:2003 certified by the European regulatory authorities, and maintains a comprehensive quality assurance approach to ensure the quality of its products

Karl Storz is endoscopy manufacture industry for human and veterinary medicine as well as for industrial applications. Since its beginnings in 1945, the KARL STORZ family company has grown into a global manufacturer and distributor of endoscopes, medical instruments, and devices. They are no giant on an international scale but a leader in the things that matter: creativity, flexibility, and expertise. Their range of endoscopic instruments for human medicine, veterinary medicine, and industrial endoscopy now includes more than 15,000 products. The most recent KARL STORZ developments are in digital documentation systems and comprehensive operating room concepts. As a system supplier, the company combines its expertise in endoscopy with software solutions to achieve integration in the operating room and to support clinical process and resource management.

Part of Canon, Inc., Toshiba Medical Systems Co. Ltd. is a Malaysian company located in Penang that develops and manufactures digital imaging and scanning technologies to the medical sector.

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