GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) said it acquired the ultrasound probe repair business of Unisyn Medical Technologies for an undisclosed amount. In a separate announcement, Unisyn said it will spin out its diagnostic imaging field service business under the Consensys Imaging Service brand.
Golden, Colo.-based Unisyn will be integrated into GE Healthcare’s global services segment and will be initially available only in the U.S. and Canada, according to a press release.
"The combination of Unisyn’s repair expertise and GE’s scale will provide value by meeting customers’ needs with a fast, cost effective and reliable probe repair solution," said Mike Swinford, president & CEO of GE Healthcare’s global services unit, said in prepared remarks. "We see this as a tremendous opportunity to further grow our Ultrasound and Services footprint globally and look forward to providing our customers a cost effective solution at every step of the Ultrasound product lifecycle."
"This transaction makes great sense for our stockholders, our employees and most importantly our customers," added Unisyn CEO Jeff Soinski. "Our ultimate goal at Unisyn is to deliver value for our customers and together with GE our transactional business is positioned to do this better than ever before. Through this acquisition, GE Healthcare will now be able to offer customers a complete probe repair solution spanning across multiple vendor platforms as well as a broad portfolio of on-demand offerings to meet customers’ unique needs."
Newly-dubbed Consensys said it will keep its headquarters in Cary, Ill.
"Aside from the new name and change in corporate headquarters location, the field service business offerings and operations remain unchanged," according to a press release.
Ex-Unisyn service operations vice president will become president of Consensys Imaging, with Soinski serving as a Consensys director, according to the release.
"Consensys is uniquely positioned to partner with customers to deliver customized imaging service solutions that reduce cost and improve efficiency. Our new name reflects our commitment to listening to and aligning with our customers to meet their medical imaging service needs. We look forward to enhancing our position as a leader in the diagnostic imaging service market," Spearman said in prepared remarks.
