History


1997
Admission of the current owner, Harald Kistmacher, into a medical technology company as a development engineer (ARGE medical technology Hannover).

2000
Harald Kistmacher takes over the development line of medical products divison of the company ARGE medical technology Hannover. One year later, transposition of the sales management “foreign countries” added.

2005
The company founded as a private company which is called
“K-implant Harald Kistmacher”

2006
The owner of the company,Harald Kistmacher, is buying the insolvent Group of companies consisting of K&S medical technology GmbH, AMTS GmbH and ARGE medical technology GmbH&Co. KG. Admission and all rights as well as the
know-how, drawings, product data be accepted. K-implant also is buying the assets of
K&S medical technology GmbH and integrated part of it products. In subsequent years, products and licenses of AMTS GmbH and ARGE medical technology GmbH added by purchase and serve the completion of the product spectrum. Approval rights, as well as know-how, drawings and product data are accepted.

2007
Establishment of a quality management system according to DIN EN ISO 9001 and a medical device manufactures system according to DIN EN ISO 13485
Important new developments in pans and hip joints are completed.
Distribution of major apporvals by external regulatory bodies.

2009
K-implant qualified by tests in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13485 for development, manufacture and sale of medical devices in the field orthopedics and traumatology
(CE certification)

2010
In-commissioning of the certified packaging area

2011
Expansion of the local area – prototyping
Extension of premises at Garbsen over 600 square meters of office and workshop space

2012
Opening: K-implant Ukraine

2013
Opening: K-implant Russia

2015
Opening: Production site “Büro Mitte” Gelnhausen (near Frankfurt)

2016
market launch of the 4Fit-knee system as part of a joint venture in K-implant sales. The system offers extensive options and has been on the market since 2007.  It has operated more than 48.000 times (as of 2/2018).

2017
significant expansion of sales activities with Tantum AG products. In addition to the established spectrum, K-implant offers all nail osteosynthesis, bone replacement materials and a large number of the other products. 2018 April joint venture in the field of customer service. K-implant takes over the customer service and the central warehouse and thus permanently has more than 8500 items (as of summer 2018) in stock.

2018
August expansion of the Hamburg-Stade distribution site and expansion (joint venture) of the existing Frankfurt-Gelnhausen site with components for knee production. Admission as part of a joint venture.

Produktservice: Steinicke AG
Produktservice: ARGE UPO® Medizintechnik GmbH &  Co. KG
ARGE Medizintechnik
AMTS GmbH