OMRON Products & Technologies Development History

Wide-ranged products for households and medical service providers with cutting edge technologies of the time:

1972    First professional-use electric OMRON thermometer
1973    First professional-use electric BPM from OMRON
1978    The first manual OMRON home-use BPM
1979    Japan's first blood pressure monitoring system with oscillometric method
1980    The first home-use electric thermometer from OMRON
1985    The world's first patient blood pressure monitor with ECG
1988    The world's first non-invasive patient monitor with tonometry method
1991    Fuzzy-theory auto digital BPM for (de)pressurization
1992    Japan's first ear thermometer
1995    The first home-use, hand-grip body fat monitor from OMRON
1996    Mount-free pedometer by adopting acceleration & angle-detecting sensor
1997    The world’s first BPM system to detect changes in cardiovascular trend
1999    First oscillometric monitor for Pulse Wave Velocity & Ankle Brachial Index 
2002    Japan's first wrist BPM (pc-linkable) with advanced positioning sensor
2003    Body composition monitor with scale displaying visceral fat
2005    Easy-to-use portable ECG recorder
2005    First BP & pulse wave monitor to detect pulse-wave at the radial artery