Showa Ika Kogyo
Japanese medical device company developing and manufacturing spinal instrumentation designed for Japanese and Asian patients.
Last updated September 16, 2026
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Overview
Showa Ika Kogyo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese medical device company based in Toyohashi, Aichi. It positions itself as an implant maker for Japanese and Asian people, aiming for an "ultimate low-profile, low-volume" spinal instrumentation designed by a Japanese doctor group familiar with Japanese and Asian body types. Its business covers development, manufacturing, import/export sales, and manufacturing and sales of medical devices.
History
Showa Ika Kogyo was founded on March 3, 1973 (Showa 48), and established as a company on August 28, 1974 (Showa 49). It is headquartered in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan. The company states that most spinal instrumentation distributed in Japan is Western-made and bulky because it is designed from the development stage for Western doctors and Western skeletal structures, leaving Japanese patients dependent on such overseas products. Showa Ika Kogyo aims to develop products for Japanese and Asian people, from research and development through manufacturing, with a Japanese doctor group that best understands Japanese and Asian body types.
Products and positioning
Implant maker for Japanese and Asian people, pursuing the "ultimate low-profile, low-volume" spinal instrumentation.
Spinal Instrumentation
Spinal instrumentation designed for Japanese and Asian patients, aiming for low-profile and low-volume.
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