PENTAX Medical and Shanghai AoHua Photoelectricity Endoscope Co., Ltd. (AOHUA) have formed a joint venture (JV) company to develop products in the field of flexible medical endoscopy. The JV company will be based in Asia. The JV company is named PENTAX-Aohua Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. The JV company will offer global endoscopy solutions and will initially focus on the needs of emerging markets in Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa.

This transaction enables PENTAX Medical and AOHUA to offer endoscopy solutions in the emerging countries all over the world.