GUNZE LIMITED 5-25, Umeda 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001

GUNZE LIMITED
5-25, Umeda 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001 JAPAN
February 7, 2014
Expanding alliance with Covidien
GUNZE LIMITED (Head office: Osaka, President & COO Nododa KODAMA) announced that the
business alliance with Covidien (Covidien plc; Head office: Dublin, Ireland, Covidien Japan Inc.; Head
office : Setagaya, Tokyo, President and Representative Director Ryo NODA) will expand not only
supplying material to the Japanese market, but also to the U.S. market as Covidien received U.S.
FDA 510(k) Clearance for Reinforced Stapling Reload Technology.
1. Covidien received U.S. FDA 510(k) Clearance for Reinforced Stapling Reload; Endo GIA™
Reinforced Reload with Tri-Staple™ which uses bio-absorbable reinforcement material of Gunze.
2 . Bio-absorbable reinforcement material of GUNZE (NEOVEIL)
・Non-woven PGA ( Polyglycolic acid ) material to use as reinforcement application for fragile
tissue. Sold since 1992.
・Longtime clinical experience and its safeness of the material in Japan was evaluated by Covidien.
GUNZE LIMITED
5-25, Umeda 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0001 JAPAN
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GUNZE LIMITED
Established
: 1896
Head office
: Herbis Osaka Office Tower, 5-25, Umeda 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka
President & COO : Nodoka KODAMA
Capital
: 26.1 billion yen
Sales turnover
: JP Yen 132.3 billion (Apr. 1, 2012 – Mar. 31, 2013, consolidated )
Business details : Manufacture and sale of Innerwear, Leg Wear, House Casual Wear, Threads and
Accessories, Plastic Films, Electronic Components, Engineering Plastics and
Medical Materials, etc.
Real Estate Development, Commercial Facility Development, Sports Club
Business, Spa Business and Greening Business.
COVIDIEN plc
Established
: Became independent in 2007 from Tyco International
( Tyco Healthcare was established in 1940 )
Head Office
: Dublin, Ireland
Sales turnover
: US$10.2 billion ( 2013 )
Business details : Manufacturing and sale of medical devices
COVEDIEN JAPAN INC.
Head Office
: 10-2, Yoga 4-chome, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo
President & Representative Director: Ryo NODA
Business details : Manufacturing, importing and sales of medical devices: