GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) announced today that it made its bkActiv system available for guiding urology, colorectal and pelvic floor procedures. BK Medical, a subsidiary of GE HealthCare, developed the flagship intraoperative ultrasound imaging system. It designed bkActiv to deliver high-performance ultrasound guidance with a simplified, intuitive user experience for surgeons. GE HealthCare acquired BK […]
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GE Healthcare completes $1.45B acquisition of BK Medical
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it completed its previously announced $1.45 billion acquisition of BK Medical. Boston-based GE Healthcare confirmed in September that the companies had entered into a definitive agreement for GE to purchase BK Medical, a developer of surgical visualization technologies. The acquisition adds real-time surgical visualization offerings to its pre-operative and […]
GE Healthcare to acquire BK Medical and its ultrasound portfolio for $1.45B
GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) announced today that it entered into an agreement to acquire BK Medical for $1.45 billion. BK Medical develops intraoperative imaging and surgical navigation technology for guiding clinicians during minimally invasive and robotic surgeries, for visualizing deep tissue during procedures in neuro and abdominal surgery and in ultrasound urology, according to a news […]
BK Medical gets $15m from Analogic over SEC charges
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission said today that Analogic (NSDQ:ALOG) agreed to pony up $15 million to settle civil and criminal charges brought over violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The SEC said Peabody, Mass.-based Analogic’s Danish subsidiary, BK Medical, ran hundreds of sham transactions with distributors to funnel some $20 million to 3rd parties, […]
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Analogic probes BK Medical subsidiary in Danish bribery case
Analogic Corp. (NYSE:ALOG) said it’s probing whether its BK Medical subsidiary took part in a bribery scheme involving Danish distributors.