Fukuda Denshi was also celebrating its 75th anniversary since it was founded by the late Takashi Fukuda in 1939. Our path has focused exclusively on electrocardiographs, which medical specialists have helped us to develop. We have nothing but gratitude for their unfailing support and patronage.

In the following passages I describe some scenes in the history of electrocardiographs. I am honored to do so, as the history of electrocardiographs is ipso facto the history of our company, a “child of the electrocardiograph.” I have included episodes about the initial struggles faced by our doctors, and hope I can convey some measure of the intensity and energy which defined our early days.

Electrocardiographs are amazing

With measuring instruments, reproducibility is a major indicator of data reliability. With electrocardiographs, all that is required is to attach the electrodes properly, and the same waveform is reproduced time after time. While ultrasound diagnostic devices are also excellent testing devices, they are extremely operator-dependent, as the photographic data changes according to how the probe is set against the skin. By contrast, electrocardiographs have a major advantage in that it is easy to obtain the same waveform, regardless of who is operating the device. This is due to electrocardiographs having been developed on the basis of solid electrophysiological theory. The reliability and objectivity of the data were imperative for the establishment of present-day electrocardiographic theory.
The electrocardiograph is outstanding in its convenience, non-invasiveness, and capability of producing objective information. In the world of medical devices, it was a once-in-a-century masterpiece and a phenomenal invention of the 20th century, on a par with the x-ray machine.

CardiMax - Model FCP-8100/FX-8100 - Resting Electrocardiograph System (ECG) - Brochure