GE将扩大袖珍超声系统的市场供应

 
GE健康保健公司(St. Giles, UK)已经宣布，通过推广新型专业超声系统，扩大该公司袖珍型超声业务。

GE健康保健正在推广袖珍系列膝上计算机大小的超声系统。这种新型系列已经开发出满足医疗领域对实时超声影像检查不断增长的需求。GE公司的Vivid i是一种心血管超声检查系统，2005年首次推出。GE的袖珍系列不断扩大，包括新型Voluson i、Vivid e、Logiq i和Logiq e系统。

Voluson i、 Logiq e和Vivid e系统得到了美国食品药品管理局的许可，将在2006年6月开始供应美国市场。Logic i同样得到了FDA的批准，将在2006年9月供应市场。Vivid i在2004年获得了FDA的许可，已经在2005年早些时候供应市场。

GE Healthcare Hopes to Double Compact Ultrasound Business
 
GE Healthcare (St. Giles, UK) has announced that it plans to double the size of its compact ultrasound business with the introduction of four new specialized ultrasound systems.

GE Healthcare is introducing its Compact Series line of laptop computer-sized ultrasound systems. The new line has been developed to meet healthcare providers’ growing need for real-time imaging anywhere care is provided. GE’s Vivid i, a compact cardiovascular ultrasound system, was first introduced in 2005. GE’s Compact Series is now expanded to include the new Voluson i, Vivid e, the Logiq i and Logiq e systems.

The Voluson i, Logiq e, and Vivid e systems were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and will become commercially available in the United States in June 2006. Logic i was also FDA-approved, with plans for commercial introduction in September 2006. Vivid i received FDA clearance in 2004 and was commercially available in early 2005.