RICHARD WOLF GMBH
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Richard and Annemarie Wolf founded Richard Wolf GmbH, one of Knittlingen's leading suppliers of endoscopic devices, imaging, and integrated OR systems. |
| 1971-1979 | Richard Wolf GmbH expands and establishes its first subsidiaries in Germany and beyond the borders of Europe. |
| 1986 | The company introduced its first anesthesia-free Shock wave therapy device (ESWL) with inline ultrasound localization. |
| 1990 | The company unveiled Piezolith 2500, an extracorporeal shock wave lithotriptor (ESWL) with X-ray and ultrasound localization in situ. |
| 1998 | The company introduced Piezoson 300, the first piezoelectric shock wave therapy device for orthopedics with ultrasound localization. |
| 2000 | The company launched Piezoson 100, the first smallest ESWT device used for extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in orthopedics globally. |
| 2005 | The company introduced eyeMAX, a chip-on-the-tip technology that sets new standards in laparoscopy with advanced-generation charge-coupled device (CCD) endoscopes. |
| 2015 | Richard Wolf GmbH is Knittlingen's new logistics and service center, with a usable area of 10,000 square meters and an investment of around $17.8 million. |
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