Development, assembly and calibration of blood pressure monitors, fever thermometers and heat-wellness products for medical and home users
BOSCH + SOHN GmbH u. Co. KG
Jungingen (Bahnhofstraße 64) · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About boso
BOSCH + SOHN GmbH u. Co. KG, known under the boso brand, has been developing and manufacturing blood pressure monitors for over 130 years. The product range includes digital upper-arm and wrist devices, mechanical aneroid manometers with a corrosion-free precision measuring mechanism, 24-hour long-term monitors, the ABI-system 100 for measuring the ankle-brachial index, as well as fever thermometers and heat-wellness products. In-house production in Jungingen (southern Germany) covers the complete value chain from assembly through adjustment and calibration to final inspection of every single device; millions of units have left the factory. The manometers are overload-proof and equipped with Shock-Protection technology. Plastics are processed for housings and cuffs (latex-free on request), along with microfleece, cotton covers and gold-coated thermometer tips. The products are intended for doctors' practices, clinics and home users and are sold exclusively through the medical trade; exports go to over 70 countries. The boso TM-2430 PC 2 was used by the ESA on the International Space Station for several years.
- Site
- Jungingen
- Processes
- Assembly of mechanical blood pressure monitors (assembly, adjustment/calibration, final inspection, Manufacture of digital blood pressure monitors (oscillometry), fever thermometers,, Production of mechanical aneroid manometers with corrosion-free precision measuring mechanism,, Testing/calibration and metrological control (MTK) of blood pressure monitors, ESH clinical, Repair and customer service, Metrological control (MTK) via authorised specialist dealers, 3-year quality guarantee on self-measurement blood pressure monitors, Sales exclusively via the medical trade (pharmacies, medical supply stores)
- Materials
- Plastic (housing of boso BS 90), Latex-free cuff material, Microfleece (heating pads), Cotton cover (heating pad/electric underblanket), Gold coating (thermometer tip, anti-allergic), Plastic, Microfleece, Cotton cover
- Certificates
- EN ISO 13485 (quality management system), CE marking (Medical Device Directive, since 1995, including Dekra), EN ISO 13485, CE marking (MDD, including Dekra), PTB certification of the manometers, ESH test protocol
- Founded
- 1889
- Employees
- approx. 100
- Industries
- Medical technology, Healthcare (doctors' practices, clinics), Home-user products (blood pressure, fever, heat wellness), Scientific instruments (historical), Home-user products (blood pressure measurement, fever thermometers, heat
- 01
Development and engineering of the measuring devices
- 02
Assembly of mechanical and digital devices
- 03
Adjustment and calibration of the manometers
- 04
Final inspection of every single device
- 05
Metrological control (MTK) and repair service
- 06
Sales via the medical trade
Materials & Processes
Plastic
Housings of blood pressure monitors (e.g. boso BS 90) – lightweight and robust.
Latex-free cuff material
Cuffs for all arm circumferences, latex-free and single-use versions on request.
Microfleece
Breathable cover material for heating pads and special heating pads.
Cotton cover
Washable covers for heating pads and electric underblankets.
Gold coating
Anti-allergic coating of the thermometer tip on fever thermometers.
Aneroid measuring mechanism
Corrosion-free precision measuring mechanism, overload-proof with Shock-Protection.
Locations
Jungingen
DEHeadquarters, production and sales
- Lot size
- Large-scale series (millions of devices produced)
- Materials
- Plastic, cuff material, precision measuring mechanisms
- Assembly and adjustment of mechanical aneroid manometers
- Calibration and final inspection of every single device
Products & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly of mechanical blood pressure monitors (assembly, adjustment/calibration, final inspectionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of digital blood pressure monitors (oscillometry), fever thermometers,Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of mechanical aneroid manometers with corrosion-free precision measuring mechanism,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing/calibration and metrological control (MTK) of blood pressure monitors, ESH clinicalTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality management system complies with EN ISO 13485; all products carry the CE mark and have been certified under the Medical Device Directive since 1995 (including Dekra). To ensure measurement accuracy, ESH clinical validation, PTB testing and metrological control (MTK) via authorised specialist dealers are employed.
| Evidence | Jungingen |
|---|---|
| EN ISO 13485 | |
| CE marking (MDD, including Dekra) | |
| PTB certification of the manometers | |
| ESH test protocol |
Company History
- 1889
Foundation of the company J. & A. Bosch by precision mechanics Franz Josef Bosch and Albert Bosch in Strasbourg; specialisation in scientific and optical instruments
- 1898
Construction of the first blood pressure monitor
- 1900
Awards at the World Exhibition in Paris for meteorological apparatus and seismographs
- 1904
Awards at the World Exhibition in St. Louis
- 1905
With Dr. von Recklinghausen's tonometer, the first oscillometric blood pressure monitor to be produced in series worldwide
- 1919
Closure of the Strasbourg branch after the First World War
- 1922
Albert Bosch founds the company Bosch & Speidel in Jungingen together with Albert Speidel
- 1926
Merger with the firm Keller & Bosch; rise to become the European market leader in blood pressure measurement
- 1965
Split into Speidel+Keller and Bosch + Sohn; led by Willy Bosch and Edwin Bosch; focus on self-measurement devices and electronic blood pressure monitors under the boso brand
- 1971
Certification of all boso devices by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Braunschweig
- 1990
Takeover of the company by Kurt Rädle; increased investment in digital devices, long-term measurement and software
- 1995
Certification of all boso blood pressure monitors under the Medical Device Directive (MDD), confirmed by, among others, Dekra
- 2007
Introduction of the ABI-system 100 for measuring the ankle-brachial index
- 2016-2020
boso medicus X three-time test winner in Stiftung Warentest (5/2016, 11/2018, 9/2020)
The boso TM-2430 PC 2 was used by the ESA on the International Space Station (ISS) for several years