29/03/2012

ULTRASOUND-- MNCs AND PRODUCTS

COMPANIES:

  • ATL/PHILIPS
  • GE
  • ACUSON and SIEMENS
  • MEDISON
  • ALOKA
  • APOGEE
  • HITACHI
  • SONOSITE
  • HP
  • ZONARE
  • SONOSCAPE
  • TOSHIBA
  • ESAOTE
  • SHIMADZU
  • DIASONICS
  • TERASON 
  • MINDRAY


ATL/PHILIPS

 Philips has come a long way from a small, family-run company that started in the late 1800s. The company nearly went bankrupt a couple times in those early days, back when its main products involved radios and electrical lighting.


The past decade has seen a tremendous amount of consolidation in the ultrasound industry, including the acquisition of ATL Ultrasound by Philips Medical Systems. But just like many of the other acquisitions of small companies by one of the industry leaders, the ATL brand name is still well known and its products are still in wide use around the world. The most popular models produced by ATL are the HDI line of ultrasound machines, including the ATL HDI 1000,ATL HDI 3000 & ATL HDI 5000.




GE 

For more than a century General Electric, better known simply as GE, has been a worldwide leader in numerous industries, from health care to energy to aviation and much more.  

ACUSON and SIEMENS

Siemens Healthcare, which is part of the massive Siemens AG company, has emerged as a worldwide leader in the ultrasound industry thanks to a strong reputation for quality, reliability and performance. Over the years Siemens has manufactured dozens of different ultrasound models.

 MEDISON  

Industry-leading manufacturer of diagnostic ultrasound systems.Pioneer of real-time 3D ultrasound systems.Full line up of product from portable to digital 3D/4D systems.

ALOKA  

The Aloka name has a surprisingly long history in the ultrasound industry that goes back all the way to 1950. In fact, Aloka can lay claim to being the longest operating ultrasound company on the planet with more than six decades in business, and still counting. Originally founded as part of the Japan Radio Company and then split off as Medical and Physical Institute Co. Ltd., there have obviously been major changes in the systems produced by Aloka over the decades. The company launched the first commercially available ultrasound system for diagnostic use in 1960, and then in the 1970s took on the Aloka name, which means "Ray of Hope". 

SONOSITE

Even though the SonoSite name is only about 15 years old, the company has emerged as one of the leading manufacturers of portable ultrasound equipment. SonoSite was originally spun off from ATL Ultrasound (which was later acquired by Philips Healthcare) and the company introduced its first line of ultrasound systems in the late 1990s. Now the SonoSite name has become synonymous with portable ultrasound systems, and the company's product like the  Sono Site Nano Maxx, Sono Site M-Turbo and Sono Site Micro maxx are in wide use around the world.


HP

Hewlett Packard has been designing and manufacturing medical equipment for many years. They first branched out their company into the medical electronics field back in the 1960's. In 1997 they were considered the leader in cardiovascular imaging. HP Ultrasound has made some great contributions in the ultrasound industry over the years. Hewlett Packard has created ultrasound systems for cardiology, cardiovascular, pediatric OB GYN, vascular, etc. HP Ultrasound is now currently under the Philips name.

ZONARE

ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc., founded in 1999 and located in the heart of Silicon Valley, is a leading provider of premium ultrasound systems. Through Zone Sonography™ technology, ZONARE’s unique patented approach to ultrasound imaging, the company’s sole focus is bringing customer-driven innovations and premium performance ultrasound systems to hospitals and clinics around the world.


SONOSCAPE 
SonoScape is one of the leading companies in the ultrasound market today. Based in China, SonoScape has been developing successful and well-known ultrasound systems that have been used worldwide for over 30 years. This company has extremely high quality standards, and was in fact recently received the award for ‘Quality, Service, and Excellent Products’ by the Chinese government. SonoScape has a state-of-the-art production line on which it manufactures parts for its ultrasound machines as well as high performance, high density ultrasound probes.


TOSHIBA
ESAOTE

Esaote is one of the world’s leading producers of medical diagnostic systems. It is well established as a Europe-based leading ultrasound manufacturer.
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