| Canon U.S.A. Healthcare Technologies SYSTEMS DIVISION SHIPS ITS 700TH DIGITAL
RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM IN THE U.S.
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, August 3, 2005 – Canon Medical
Systems a division of Canon U.S.A., Inc. will be installing
its 700th DR panel at a Kaiser Permanente facility in Northern
California.
Canon DR systems have been installed at major hospitals
and imaging centers throughout the United States, Canada
and Latin America thanks to the collaboration of its distributor
Virtual Imaging and its dealer network.
Since 1997, Canon U.S.A. Healthcare Technologies Systems Division has
introduced five generations of flat panel sensors (Canon
CXDI-11, Canon CXDI-22, Canon CXDI-31, Canon CXDI-40G and
Canon CXDI-50G), offering a full range of DR system imaging
solutions for multiple applications such as general, ICU,
trauma and mobile bedside imaging.
Canon CXDI-50G portable DR system recently received an
Industrial Design Excellence Award from the Industrial
Designers Society of America and BusinessWeek Magazine for its innovative design and for expanding the range of
radiographic exams that can be completed using DR technology.
In July, Canon Medical Systems also was honored with Frost & Sullivan’s
2005 Customer Value Enhancement Award in Medical Imaging
for successfully bringing innovative, portable, low-cost
DR to the market and expanding the adoption of the technology.
Canon’s digital radiographic technology may be upgraded
or retrofitted to existing x-ray equipment. These flat
panel digital sensors use amorphous silicon (a-Si), providing
high image quality and consistent image output. Canon DR
systems help reduce exam times, increase throughput and
contribute to substantial cost and labor savings.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc. delivers consumer, business-to-business, and industrial
imaging solutions. The Company is listed as one of Fortune's Most Admired
Companies in America and is rated #35 on the BusinessWeek list of "Top
100 Brands." Its parent company Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ) is a top patent
holder of technology, ranking third overall in the U.S. in 2004, with global
revenues of $33.3 billion. For more information, visit www.usa.canon.com.
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