Metran

Metran Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company established in 1984. It develops and manufactures medical devices including ventilators, anesthesia equipment, monitors, and veterinary medical equipment. The company is headquartered in Kawaguchi, Saitama. In 2025, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Medience Co., Ltd. after undergoing civil rehabilitation proceedings.

Metran was founded in 1984 by Nitta Kazufumi (Tran Ngoc Phuc), a Vietnamese student in Japan, to develop ventilators for premature infants. The company developed high-frequency oscillation (HFO) ventilation, which was recognized by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) and adopted in about 90% of domestic NICUs. In 2006, it developed the domestic sleep apnea treatment device 'Jasmine'. In 2011, it developed the veterinary ventilator 'Compos X'. In 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it rapidly developed and mass-produced the 'Eliciae MV20' ventilator. In 2025, after applying for civil rehabilitation, it became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Central Medience Co., Ltd.

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