Canon announced today that established its Canon Healthcare USA subsidiary to strengthen its presence in the American medical market. Through establishing a presence in the market, Canon seeks to accelerate the growth of its overall medical business. According to a news release, this represents part of a “grand strategic transformation” of the company’s business portfolio. […]
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How did medtech companies score on environmental stewardship list?
Medical Design & Outsourcing recently rated the world’s largest medical device companies — the Big 100 — for their sales numbers and R&D spend. Now we can share how some of them scored on an environmental nonprofit’s annual list of companies ranked for their actions on climate change. Not-for-profit organization CDP (Stockholm, Sweden) runs a global disclosure system for […]
Canon Medical launches one-beat spectral cardiac CT
Canon Medical (NYSE:CAJ) announced today that it launched one-beat spectral cardiac CT capabilities on the Aquilion One/Prism Edition. Tustin, Calif.-based Canon Medical’s deep-learning spectral CT for cardiovascular imaging offers the one-beat spectral CT capabilities, thanks to a 16 cm-wide area detector which allows for one rotation to image the entire heart in as little as 0.275 […]
FDA clears Canon Medical AI-based image reconstruction tech
Canon Medical (NYSE:CAJ) announced today that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its advanced intelligent clear-IQ engine (AiCE). Tustin, Calif.-based Canon Medical’s AiCE expands the company’s deep learning reconstruction (DLR) technology platform with its compatibility with the Vantage Orian 1.5T MR system for artificial intelligence-based imaging. It is also available with the Vantage Galan 3T MR […]
Canon wins FDA clearance for speedy MRI
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) announced that it received FDA clearance for its compressed Speeder technology to speed up MRI scan times. The Speeder technology, run on Canon Medical Systems USA’s Vantage Orian 1.5T MR system allows for clinicians to reconstruct full-resolution images from under-sampled data through iterative reconstruction, improving throughput and offering substantial amounts of time in between […]
Fujifilm to acquire Hitachi’s medical imaging biz for $1.56 billion
Fujifilm (TSE:4901) announced today that it plans to buy Hitachi’s (NYSE:HIT) medical imaging business for about $1.56 billion. The boards of both companies are scheduled to vote on the acquisition today. The deal could improve Fujifilm’s ability to compete globally against medical imaging giants GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE), Philips (NYSE:PHG), Siemens (NYSE:SI) and Canon (NYSE:CAJ). GE, […]
Canon Medical wins FDA nod for Vantage Orion 1.5T MRI
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) Medical Systems said today that it won FDA 510(k) clearance for its Vantage Orian 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging system. The Japan-based company said that the clearance of the Vantage Orian “represents a new standard in the premium wide bore 1.5T market,” and touted that the device includes new technology intended to improve productivity, patient […]
Canon Medical wins FDA nod for Aquilion Precision CT system
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) Medical Systems said today it won FDA clearance for its Aquilion Precision ultra-high resolution computed tomography system. The company touted the Aquilion Precision system as the world’s first ultra-high res CT system, claiming it can resolve anatomy as small as 150 microns. The system is designed to provide up to twice the resolution of imaging […]
Canon Medical wins FDA nod for Aplio i600 ultrasound
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) Medical Systems said today it won FDA clearance for its Aplio i600 ultrasound system. The newly cleared Aplio i600 is designed to be small and light to improve ease of use and productivity, the company said, and features an image-guided user interface for simpler exam navigation. Canon said that the newly cleared system also features […]
Canon Medical acquires Dutch medtech dev Fysicon
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) Medical Systems said yesterday it closed a deal to acquire Dutch medtech dev Fysicon for an undisclosed amount. Fysicon develops both hardware and software for the healthcare fields, including hospital IT systems and cardiovascular monitoring systems, according to a press release from Canon Medical. The company’s cardiovascular devices, including equipment for reading cardiac waveforms and analyzing […]
Canon Medical wins FDA nod for Vantage Galan 3T XGO MRI
Canon (NYSE:CAJ) Medical Systems said today it won FDA clearance for its Vantage Galan 3 tesla XGO edition magnetic resonance imaging system. The newly cleared system features the Saturn X gradient and a 30% improved signal-to-noise ratio, the the company claims, improving the resolution of brain diffusion weighted imaging. Canon said the system also features improved cardiac […]
