Acuson

Acuson Corporation is a manufacturer, worldwide marketer and service provider of high-performance systems that generate, display, archive and retrieve medical diagnostic ultrasound images. Hospitals, clinics and healthcare delivery systems throughout the world use the Company's products for a broad range of clinical applications including radiology, cardiology, obstetrical/gynecological and peripheral vascular. Founded in 1979 by Sam Maslak,... more

Acuson Corporation is a manufacturer, worldwide marketer and service provider of high-performance systems that generate, display, archive and retrieve medical diagnostic ultrasound images. Hospitals, clinics and healthcare delivery systems throughout the world use the Company's products for a broad range of clinical applications including radiology, cardiology, obstetrical/gynecological and peripheral vascular. Founded in 1979 by Sam Maslak, Rob Younge and Amin Hanafy with the first product shipped in 1983, Acuson pioneered many aspects related to medical ultrasound, most significantly the first fully computerized ultrasound system (the Acuson 128 system). In 1996 Acuson introduced the Sequoia system that quickly became the biggest selling ultrasound system (by dollar volume), In 2000, Acuson was acquired by Siemens Medical Engineering group for approximately $700 million after which Acuson Corporation no longer existed, however Siemens continued to use the Acuson brand name. less