Stöckert Instrumente GmbH

1940

The company was founded by August Stöckert in Munich, Germany. Until the early 1970s the company’s activities concerned the repair and the manufacture of surgical instruments.

1973

Friedemann Stöckert founded the Stöckert Instrumente GmbH. Development and manufacture of the first modular heart-lung machine. Rapid expansion of the company, especially in the fields of R&D and production.

1984

Start of the development and production of disposable cannulae and suction tubes for open heart surgery.

1985

Release of the second generation of heart-lung machines: CAPS - Computer Aided Perfusion System.

1988

Release of the CAPS Monitoring Software, a centralized data management system capable of integrating all HLM data as well as information from other devices such as patient monitors, blood gas analyzers etc.

1989

Stöckert has come to be the world market leader in the field of heart-lung machines.

1992

SORIN BIOMEDICA becomes the owner of Stöckert Instrumente GmbH.
Start of the production of tubing systems for SORIN BIOMEDICA GERMANY.

1993

The Stöckert quality assurance system is certified in accordance with ISO Standard 9001.

1994

Release of the third generation of heart-lung machines: SIII.

1996

The Stöckert SIII receives the FDA approval for the US market. Development of a mast-mounted double head pump as an option for the SIII system to facilitate paediatric perfusion.

1998

Release of the first compact heart-lung machine: the SC with its award-winning design.

1999

Stöckert belongs to SNIA. Snia, a company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, is one of Italy’s main industrial groups, with headquaters in Milan and operating units in the European Union, the United States, Australia and Japan.
Snia operates in four areas: healthcare, chemicals, special textile filaments and electronic power. Snia’s main ara of activity is in healthcare, where the company is a world leader in several businesses.